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Strychnine.213 (Bonus Track Edition) (2023)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Here Be Dragons (2024)
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Spanish death metal act formed in 2013, delivering heavy and aggressive compositions. Their Bandcamp presence showcases their output within the Iberian extreme metal underground.
Death metal band from Pomarkku in western Finland, active since 2019. They deliver brutal death metal from the rural Satakunta region.
A product of Scandinavia's melodic death metal epicenter, this Stockholm-based death metal act channels percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Active since 2010, low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Metalcore and melodic death metal act from Vienna, Austria, formed in 2025, fusing the rhythmic breakdowns of metalcore with the melodic intensity of Scandinavian-style death metal. A fresh addition to Vienna's diverse extreme metal underground.
Wielding death metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Terneuzen has been refining their craft since 2017. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with total devotion.
Progressive death metal act from the Baltic port city of Rostock, Germany, with roots stretching back to 1995. Their three-decade career makes them one of northeastern Germany's longest-running progressive death metal acts.
Thrash/death/groove metal hybrid from Tabor, Czech Republic, blending three aggressive styles into a relentless sonic assault since 2018. Their name captures the unceasing, exhausting nature of their multi-genre metal approach.
Active in Voronezh since 2015, this Russian act forges Death Metal and Thrash Metal built on suffocating heaviness anchored by rumbling low-end. Each release doubles down on cavernous production and churning tremolo work.
Oryol's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this death metal unit is among them — wielding technically precise fretwork wrapped in visceral brutality. Their recordings carry the stench of early 90s death metal worship.
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