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Slaughter & Apparatus - A Methodical Overture (2023)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Forgettoforgive is a deathcore band from the Netherlands, formed in 2015. They deliver the punishing breakdowns and guttural vocals that define modern deathcore within the Dutch extreme music underground.
Form of Existence is a technical deathcore band from Sofia, Bulgaria, formed in 2023. The band combines the precision of technical musicianship with the brutality of deathcore, representing a newer wave of extreme music from the Bulgarian capital.
Fragda is a blackened deathcore band from Budapest, Hungary, active since 2019 and merging blackened extremity with deathcore's crushing breakdowns. The project represents the heavier end of Budapest's modern metal spectrum.
FreeHowling is a death/sludge metal turned deathcore/hardcore band from Hauts-de-France, formed in 2021. The band evolved from sludgy death metal origins into heavier deathcore and hardcore territory.
Frontside is a metalcore/deathcore/hardcore band from Sosnowiec in the Silesian Voivodeship, active since 2016. They deliver the heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals that define modern deathcore from one of Poland's most urbanized industrial regions.
Frozen Affliction is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Nottingham, England, active since 2011 and blending melodic hooks with extreme metal intensity. The project fuses the melodic death metal tradition with modern deathcore heaviness.
Galactomyces is a slam and brutal death metal band from Rostov-on-Don, Russia, formed in 2024 and delivering gut-churning brutality from southern Russia. The project merges slam's guttural weight with deathcore breakdowns.
Technical deathcore act from Saint Petersburg formed in 2009, fusing intricate musicianship with punishing breakdowns and extreme vocal delivery. Their ambitious approach pushes deathcore beyond its conventional boundaries through progressive-minded complexity.
Ghost Guard is a deathcore and metalcore band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2023, blending the brutality of death metal with the rhythmic breakdowns and intensity of metalcore. Their sound reflects the modern extreme metal crossover between deathcore's punishing heaviness and metalcore's dynamic structures.
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