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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death metal and grindcore band from Coburg, Germany, formed in 2007, bringing crude extremity and irreverent energy to the Franconian metal underground. They are a veteran act in the Bavarian grindcore scene.
Paris's Pestiferis emerged in 2021 with a black-death metal hybrid that carries the plague-bearing menace of their Latin name. Their French capital base provides access to a thriving network of extreme metal artists and dedicated underground venues.
Melodic death metal band from Mielec, Poland, formed in 2024, wielding ghostly precision through melodic death metal from the Podkarpacie region. They bring fresh melodic aggression to southeastern Poland.
Death metal band from Sweden, formed in 2026, whose name references ghostly apparitions. They represent the absolute newest wave of Swedish death metal.
Death and doom metal turned death'n'roll band from Nancy, France, formed in 2004, evolving from crushingly heavy death-doom into groove-driven death'n'roll. Their stylistic evolution reflects an increasingly riff-oriented and swaggering approach.
Death and thrash metal band from Velke Kapusany, Slovakia, formed in 2016, named after the sedative drug. They deliver sedating heaviness from the easternmost reaches of Slovakia.
Death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2021, named after the large crystal formations found in volcanic rock. They deliver crystalline death metal precision from the Portuguese capital.
Death and thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2007, delivering nearly two decades of aggressive death-thrash from the Swedish capital. They are veterans of the Stockholm extreme metal scene.
Groove, black, and death metal band from Hameenlinna, Finland, formed in 2022, named after the alleged military conspiracy. They blend multiple strands of extreme metal into a versatile, hard-hitting sound.
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