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Baden-Württemberg, DE · 2019–present · active
Baden-Württemberg's Putrescin channels the chemical processes of decay into death metal since 2019, named after the organic compound produced by rotting flesh. Their scientific approach to naming belies a sound focused on pure, unadulterated heaviness.
Berlin, DE · 2019–present · active
Berlin's Putrescine shares the same decomposition-chemistry inspiration as their Baden-Württemberg near-namesake, delivering death metal from the German capital since 2019. Their focus on the biochemistry of death provides thematic material as morbid as their crushing sonic output.
Gdańsk, PL · 2014–present · active
Death metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2014, delivering a decade of festering death metal from the Baltic coast. They bring putrid extremity to the Pomeranian underground.
Douchy-les-Mines, FR · 2015–present · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Douchy-les-Mines, France, active since 2015, delivering putrid, rotting extremity from the Nord department. They wallow in the grotesque traditions of death-grind.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2025–present · active
Death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2025, singing requiems for the putrid dead through fresh death metal from the northern capital. They join the newest wave of Petersburg extreme metal.
FR · 2023–present · active
Death metal and goregrind act from France, formed in 2023, dealing in the most deliberately offensive and extreme forms of grindcore. They push the boundaries of taste with visceral sonic violence.
Saarland, DE · 2020–present · active
A Saarland grindcore-death project since 2020, Putrid Scum delivers exactly the filthy, uncompromising extremity their name advertises. Their location in Germany's smallest state concentrates their aggression into dense, explosive bursts.
Stockholm, SE · 2018–present · active
Death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2018, channeling putrid visions through aggressive death metal from the Swedish capital. They bring festering intensity to the Stockholm scene.
Warsaw, PL · 2025–present · active
Death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2025, sounding the horn of decay through freshly rotting death metal from the Polish capital. They join the newest wave of Warsaw's extreme metal.

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