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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Curse of the Crystal Coconut (2020)
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Black/death metal project from Oulu, formed in 2024 and representing the newest wave of extreme metal from Finland's north. Their chaotic name signals the turbulent, genre-blending nature of their sound.
Amersfoort-based death metal act, active since 2013 delivering technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Rooted in a country that punches well above its weight in extreme metal, their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
Straddling the line between black metal and death metal, this Serbian actfrom Novi Sad fuses dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2012, and atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
French death metal project active since 2011, named after the Ukrainian city. Their death metal channels Eastern European imagery through a French extreme metal lens.
Underground to the core, this death metal act from Karlstad traffics in labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Since 2018, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Hardcore/death/thrash metal band from Colmar in Alsace, active since 2016 and merging three aggressive styles into a volatile blend. Their chasm-referencing name captures the abyss-like depth of their genre-crossing extremity.
A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Kyiv-based death metal and doom metal act channels punishing grooves interlocked with frenzied tremolo passages. Active since 2008, primal ferocity drives every note of their catalog.
Death metal band from Lappeenranta near the Russian border, active since 2013 and named after the ancient Egyptian underworld. Their Egyptological theme adds mystical depth to their southeastern Finnish death metal.
Death/groove metal band from Tallinn, active since 2005 and delivering two decades of heavy, rhythmically driven compositions from Estonia. Their long tenure makes them veterans of the Estonian extreme metal scene.
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