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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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A veteran of the Ruhr Valley death metal underground since 2007, Paranoiz hails from the mining town of Herten. Nearly two decades of grinding output have established them as a reliable force in North Rhine-Westphalia's densely packed extreme metal scene.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Southampton, England, formed in 2019, named after the brain-eating parasitic infection. They deliver appropriately brain-crushing slam from the southern English coast.
Technical death metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2020, delivering intricate and technically demanding death metal from the seaside city. They bring cerebral extremity to the South Coast metal scene.
Death metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England, formed in 2012, infecting the Yorkshire metal scene with crushing death metal since their inception. They are a veteran act in the Hull underground.
Death metal band from Scheveningen, Netherlands, active since 2003, named after the bacterial infection. Over two decades they have delivered infectious death metal from the North Sea coast.
Metalcore and melodic death metal band from Bolzano, Italy, formed in 2020, blending Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore from the alpine South Tyrol region. They bridge Italian and Germanic metal traditions.
Symphonic death metal band from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, with roots stretching back to 1985, making them one of the oldest metal acts in the Russian Far East. Their decades of activity from Sakhalin Island represent remarkable dedication.
Slam and brutal death metal band from Dunfermline, Scotland, formed in 2010, notorious for their colorful, party-themed logo that stands out against the illegible logos of their peers. Behind the humor lies genuinely crushing slam death metal.
Thrash, death metal, and hardcore band from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, formed in 2012, combining multiple aggressive styles into a relentless assault. They bring crossover chaos to the Volga River city.
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