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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Sentences deliver death metal from the Lorraine town of Sarrebourg, channeling extreme aggression from the French-German border region. Active since 2016, they bring judicial-themed brutality to the Grand Est underground.
Sepelio ("Burial" in Spanish) deal in death metal from the Spanish underground, channeling funereal themes through extreme compositions. Formed in 2021, they bring burial-ground darkness to the Iberian death metal scene.
San Vito al Tagliamento's Sepolcral deliver death metal from the Friulian plains since 2017. Their Italian-tinged spelling of "sepulchral" connects them to funerary themes explored through gnarly, uncompromising extremity.
Verona's Sepolcro channel death metal with a name meaning "sepulcher" in Italian since 2013. Their Veneto origins in the city of Romeo and Juliet add a layer of dark romance to their morbid sound.
Partizanske's Sepsa deliver death metal from the central Slovak industrial town since 2016. Their sepsis-derived name channels the biological process of systemic infection into compositions of clinical extremity.
Septaria craft progressive doom/death metal from the Provencal town of Pertuis, building elaborate, crushing compositions from the Luberon region. Formed in 2024, they bring geological (septarian nodule) depth to the southeastern French scene.
Imola's September Damage blend death and melodic death metal from the famous motorsport city since 2012. Their location on the Autodromo circuit's doorstep infuses their sound with a sense of velocity and impact.
Septemberwolf deliver death metal and death 'n' roll from Lahti, combining the genre's aggression with rock 'n' roll swagger. Emerging in 2025, they bring lupine intensity to the Paijat-Hame scene.
Septentrional Depths channel atmospheric death/doom metal from the southwestern French village of La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple, building immersive, heavy compositions. Active since 2018, they bring northern-directed depth to the Tarn-et-Garonne underground.
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