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Santander, ES · 2025–present · active
Black/death metal act from Santander, Cantabria, Spain that emerged in 2025. They bring fresh extreme metal fury from Spain's northern coast.
PL · 2012–present · active
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this black metal and death metal act from Poland traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2012, they've built a catalog that reflects Poland's relentlessly productive underground.
Trondheim, NO · 2011–present · active
Trondheim's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Gothenburg, SE · 2010–present · active
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels death metal with a focus on guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Formed in 2010, based in Gothenburg, expect nothing but full-bore death metal savagery.
Varese, IT · 2024–present · active
Firmly rooted in death metal, this Italian actfrom Varese delivers technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality without compromise. They've been at it since 2024, and their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Tilburg, NL · 2015–present · active
When Exequies emerged in 2015 from Tilburg, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Valpovo, HR · 2021–present · active
Death metal band from Valpovo in eastern Croatia, formed in 2021. They deliver brutal death metal from the Slavonian plains.
Prague, CZ · 2023–present · active
Death metal act from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2023, exploring various stylistic avenues within the death metal framework. Their approach brings fresh perspectives to the genre from the Czech capital.
Stavropol, RU · 2019–present · active
Straddling the line between death metal and groove metal, this Russian actfrom Stavropol fuses HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2019, and their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.

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