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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Black and death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2022, delivering savage blackened death metal from the Spanish capital. They carry the torch of bestial war metal in the Iberian underground.
One of Bavaria's longest-running extreme metal acts, Profane Existence has been blending melodic black and death metal from Bad Tölz since 1994. Over three decades of output from the alpine foothills have earned them veteran status in the German underground.
Berlin's Profane Sanctum has been melding melodic death metal with groove-inflected heaviness since 2018. Their capital-city base provides access to Germany's most diverse metal community, feeding a sound that draws from multiple extreme subgenres.
Doom and death metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024, juxtaposing the profane with tranquility through crushing doom-death. They channel dark serenity from the Greek capital.
Death metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2019, delivering profane death metal from one of Poland's most storied metal cities. They contribute to Krakow's rich extreme metal legacy.
Hanover's Professor has been lecturing in death metal and grindcore since 2013, delivering short, brutal lessons in sonic extremity. Their Lower Saxon capital base places them in one of northern Germany's most active metal scenes.
A 2025 death-thrash project from the Hessian town of Grünberg, Profet channels prophetic fury through riff-driven compositions. Their fresh arrival on the scene brings new energy to the central German extreme metal underground.
Black and death metal band from Lubartow, Poland, active since 2007, plumbing the depths of blackened death metal for nearly two decades. They share their hometown with fellow death-doom act Perceptions.
Death and thrash metal band from Parma, Italy, formed in 2015, delivering aggressive death-thrash from the food capital of Italy. They bring extreme metal to an unlikely culinary paradise.
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