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Copenhagen, DK · 2024–present · active
Snaekes deal in death metal from Copenhagen, their deliberately archaic spelling adding a serpentine quality to their Danish capital brutality. Formed in 2024, they bring venomous intensity to the Scandinavian death metal scene.
Prague, CZ · 2019–present · active
Snet practice death metal from Prague, delivering grim, heavy compositions from the heart of the Czech capital's extreme metal underground. Formed in 2019, they represent the ongoing vitality of Prague's death metal scene.
Graz, AT · 2013–present · active
Austrian thrash metal band from Graz who released their debut full-length "Sichart" in 2013, an eight-track assault pressed as a limited edition of 250 CDs. Their sound blends death and thrash metal with an uncompromising, no-frills approach that captures the raw energy of their live performances.

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Mutriku, ES · 2021–present · active
Soa deal in death and groove metal from the Basque fishing village of Mutriku, combining extreme aggression with rhythmic heaviness from the Bay of Biscay coast. Formed in 2021, they bring coastal Basque intensity to the Spanish extreme scene.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2022–present · active
Saint Petersburg's SOAH deliver death metal from the cultural capital since 2022. Their terse acronym and imperial-city origins channel concentrated aggression into compositions of focused extremity.
Auenwald, DE · 2013–present · active
Soar Beyond blend melodic death metal with groove metal from Auenwald in Baden-Wurttemberg, combining Scandinavian melodeath's harmonic sophistication with groove's rhythmic punch. Active since 2013, they bring uplifting intensity to the Swabian countryside.
Västerås, SE · 2024–present · active
Vasteras' Soddus pair melodic groove and death metal from the Vastmanland capital since 2024. Their enigmatic name and central Swedish origins channel undisclosed meaning into freshly-minted compositions of rhythmically driven intensity.
FI · 2017–present · active
Sodomancy practice black/death metal from the Finnish underground, combining occult divination themes with extreme metal aggression. Active since 2017, they bring profane prophecy to the Finnish extreme scene.
Maladzyechna, BY · 2014–present · active
Founded in 2014 by Alexis and Alex Tetin in Maladzyechna, Sodomic Baptism explore themes of metaphysical evil and existential darkness through their death metal. Their discography, spanning from the "Black Fire Pandemonium" EP through 2025's "contra Christum," positions their brutality as a vehicle for philosophical confrontation with the abyss.

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