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Sandnes, NO · 2012–present · active
Metalcore and melodic death metal band from Sandnes and Stavanger, Norway, formed in 2012, blending Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the oil capital region. They bring heavy, hook-laden aggression to the Rogaland scene.
Warsaw, PL · 2012–present · active
Black and death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2012, cleansing the Polish capital with over a decade of blackened death metal fire. They are a veteran act in the Warsaw extreme metal scene.
Nokia, FI · 2014–present · active
Death metal band from Nokia, Finland, formed in 2014, continuing the proud Finnish death metal tradition established by bands from the same region. They deliver old-school death metal from the Pirkanmaa area.
Moscow, RU · 2008–present · active
Brutal death metal and goregrind turned black metal and grindcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2008, whose gloriously grotesque name matches their sonic evolution. Nearly two decades of extreme mutation from the Russian capital.
Budapest, HU · 2015–present · active
Manlleu's Pánico al Miedo — 'Panic at Fear' in Spanish — has been dealing death-thrash since 2018 from the Osona valley of central Catalonia. Their paradoxical name captures the genre's love of extremity, turning fear itself into something to be feared.
Tours, FR · 1993–present · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Tours, France, active since 1993, making them one of the longest-running extreme metal acts in the Loire Valley. Over three decades of grinding extremity mark them as true veterans.
Limoges-Cité, FR · 2021–present · active
Death metal band from Limoges, France, formed in 2021, bringing provocatively named death metal to the Haute-Vienne department. Their irreverent attitude matches the aggression of their sound.
Copenhagen, DK · 2025–present · active
Blagoevgrad's Powerdrive has been delivering no-frills death metal since 2018, drawing from the early Stockholm and Tampa schools in equal measure. Their southwestern Bulgarian origins place them in a region better known for folk traditions than blastbeats, making their heaviness all the more striking.
Vänersborg, SE · 2023–present · active
Death and thrash metal band from Vanersborg, Sweden, formed in 2023, delivering put-down-caliber death-thrash from the Vastra Gotaland region. They bring fresh aggression to the Swedish metal scene.

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