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Dampremy, BE · 2011–present · active
A death/thrash metal band formed in 1988 in Dampremy, Hainaut, Belgium, featuring a multi-piece lineup including vocalist Serge Natalizio and guitarist Dan Vandeplas. They recorded the demo 'Vision of Terror' in 1989, representing Wallonia's early extreme metal underground before the band's dissolution in the early 1990s.
Karlsruhe, DE · 2012–present · active
Methadone is a progressive death metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound combines the brutality of death metal with progressive compositional ambition, creating technically demanding extreme music.
Le Breuil, FR · 2012–present · active
Methos is a black and death metal band from Le Breuil, France, formed in 2012. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Cajnarje, SI · 2024–present · active
A death metal act from the remote Slovenian village of Cajnarje, Metla emerged in 2024. The band's Slovenian name, meaning 'broom,' contrasts mundane domesticity with crushing death metal.
Halberstadt, DE · 2010–present · active
Metzgore is a German death metal and grindcore band from Halberstadt, formed in 2010. Their raw, visceral sound blends black metal undercurrents with punishing grindcore brevity, as heard on their debut Black Hole Eating.
Tyrol, AT · 2018–present · active
Meuchler are a death metal band from Tyrol, Austria, who released their five-track EP 'Endzeit' in October 2018. The release features German-language song titles — including 'Soziopath,' 'Wenn auch alles hier zerfällt,' 'Das Schiff wird sinken,' and 'Besser als der Rest' — reflecting a lyrical engagement with social decay and collapse. The band operates in the Tyrolean underground metal circuit as an independent act.
Auxerre, FR · 2017–present · active
Mezcla is a progressive and melodic death metal band from Auxerre, France, formed in 2017, incorporating flamenco elements into their extreme metal. Their unique fusion of Spanish guitar traditions with death metal creates a distinctive, culturally rich sound.
Bari, IT · 2018–present · active
A symphonic black/death metal act from Bari in Puglia, Mharbh has been layering orchestral grandeur over extreme metal aggression since 2018. The band channels the dramatic architecture of southern Italy into expansive, cinematic compositions.
FR · 2020–present · active
Mhorn is a blackened death metal project from an undisclosed French location, active since 2020. The project blends the atmospheric intensity of black metal with death metal's crushing rhythmic foundation.

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