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Three-piece brutal death metal and deathcore unit from Dusseldorf, Germany, incorporating slam and technical death metal elements into their punishing sound. Their 2024 debut Of Spectres and Strife features nine tracks mixed and mastered by Miguel Tereso at Demigod Recordings with artwork by Kaja Kumor.
Death metal and metalcore five-piece from Halle an der Saale, Germany, active since 2007 with a DIY ethos forged in their Reste-Harry rehearsal room. Their discography includes the 2007 album Freight Train Falls from a Skyscraper and 2009's Armageddon for Joe Pedestrian, produced by Christoph Wieczorek at Sawdust Recordings.
Unhealth is a death/groove metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, rooted in the city's legendary metal scene since 2020. The project channels Gothenburg's tradition of melody-meets-aggression through a groove metal lens.
Deathcore and death metal act from Koblenz, Germany, delivering unrelenting heaviness since 2017. Their punishing sound combines the breakdown-driven intensity of deathcore with death metal's technical brutality.
Legendary Finnish death-doom band from Imatra, originally formed as Holy Hell in 1988 before becoming Unholy in 1990, achieving underground popularity with their 1992 EP Trip to Depressiv Autumn. Their pioneering black-doom hybrid sound across releases like From The Shadows and The Procession of Black Doom made them a cornerstone of Finnish extreme metal.
Veteran Greek black and death metal band from Athens, active since 1997 with over two decades of extreme metal output. Their long-running presence has made them a significant force in the Hellenic extreme metal underground.
Melodic black and death metal band from the Croatian port city of Rijeka, active since 2020. Their Adriatic coastal origins bring a unique character to their blend of melodic extremity.
Blackened death metal force from Ried im Innkreis, Austria, merging the ferocity of death metal with black metal's dark atmosphere since 2020. Their releases include the albums Martyrium and Darkest Hour of Humanity, issued through Darker Realms Records.
Death metal band from the remote Cumbrian town of Millom, England, active since 2015. Their isolated Lake District origins lend an unusual geographic context to their death metal prophecies.
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