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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Pesaro, Italy — death metal and deathcore of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2011, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Deathcore act from the Rohrbach/Sankt Ingbert area of Germany's Saarland region, formed in 2023, delivering breakdown-heavy aggression. Their Cheech and Chong-referencing name adds dark humor to their punishing deathcore sound.
Deathcore band from Moscow, Russia active since 2009, representing over 15 years of crushing breakdowns and extreme heaviness from the Russian capital.
Death metal and deathcore band from Draguignan in Provence, France formed in 2019. They bring crushing modern extreme metal from the sun-drenched south of France.
Deathcore outfit from Liège, Belgium, fusing death metal, hardcore, and thrash elements since 2010. Their debut "Clinical Life - Chemical Lie" was recorded at Jackstudio in Chabrehez and packs ten tracks of punishing aggression into a concise twenty-eight minutes.
Melodic death metal and deathcore act from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2022, blending melodic precision with crushing breakdowns. Their paradoxical name merges paradise with tyranny, capturing the tension between beauty and aggression in their sound.
Czech metal act from Tynec nad Labem that evolved from melodic death metal origins toward deathcore since their 2022 formation. Their stylistic shift reflects the broader evolution of modern extreme metal toward breakdown-heavy, rhythmically punishing territory.
Brutal death metal and deathcore band from Valenciennes in northern France, active since 2009. They deliver punishing extremity from the Nord region.
Metalcore and deathcore act from Lucerne, Switzerland, bringing crushing breakdowns and aggressive intensity since 2020. Their sound merges the rhythmic precision of metalcore with deathcore's heavier, more extreme tendencies.
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