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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Bern's Pale Black has been straddling the line between death metal's brutality and deathcore's rhythmic punch since 2013. Their Swiss capital base provides access to a rich network of venues and festivals that has helped hone their aggressive, breakdown-heavy approach.
Slam, brutal death metal, deathcore, and grindcore band from Denny, Scotland, formed in 2017, delivering surgical-precision extremity. Their medical-procedure name matches the visceral brutality of their sound.
Bern's Pale Black has been straddling the line between death metal's brutality and deathcore's rhythmic punch since 2013. Their Swiss capital base provides access to a rich network of venues and festivals that has helped hone their aggressive, breakdown-heavy approach.
Technical and brutal deathcore and death metal band from Blanes, Spain, formed in 2016, delivering technically demanding brutality from the Costa Brava. They push the boundaries of deathcore with death metal precision.
Berlin's Placenta has evolved from death-thrash-groove origins into a more deathcore-oriented sound, reflecting the German capital's tendency toward genre mutation. Their stylistic shape-shifting mirrors Berlin's own constantly transforming cultural landscape.
Kiel's Plague upon the Ocean brings death metal and deathcore fury to the Baltic coast since 2013. Their maritime Schleswig-Holstein setting informs a name that conjures biblical devastation upon the northern seas.
Deathcore and metalcore band from Limoges, France, active since 2006, making them a veteran act in the French deathcore scene. Nearly two decades of heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals mark their dedication.
Melodic death metal and deathcore band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2015, blending Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern deathcore intensity. They bring dual-genre aggression to the Warsaw metal scene.
Technical death metal and deathcore band from Plock, Poland, formed in 2021, delivering technically demanding extremity from central Poland. They bring storm-force intensity to the Masovian metal underground.
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