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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Head Cage (2018)
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The Second Coming (1988)
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Succubus is an Atlanta, Georgia band formed in 2017 that moves between ambient black metal and brutal death metal/deathcore, creating a jarring contrast between oppressive atmosphere and outright sonic violence.
Indiana brutal death metal and slam act formed in 2017, merging the pummeling groove of slam death metal with hardcore aggression for a particularly visceral form of extreme music.
Suntorn are a brutal death metal and deathcore band from San Diego, California, formed in 2016, unleashing punishing down-tuned brutality that combines the hyper-technical slaughter of brutal death metal with the breakdowns and heaviness of deathcore.
Surgery is a brutal death metal band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed in 2015 and operating in the tradition of Florida's storied death metal scene with an emphasis on unrelenting speed and surgical-grade heaviness.
Surrender is a Southern California slam and brutal death metal band formed in 2011, delivering the guttural vocals, down-tuned heaviness, and breakneck rhythmic brutality characteristic of the West Coast slam scene.
Suture is a brutal death metal band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, formed in 2017, delivering technically proficient, unrelentingly heavy music in the tradition of American slam and brutal death metal.
Swamp Morgue is a slam/brutal death metal band from Panama City, Florida, formed in 2022, specializing in the down-tuned, pit-invoking heaviness and visceral grotesquerie of the American slam death underground.
SweatCollector is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, formed in 2024, delivering slam-infused brutality and blastbeat-driven extremity.
Las Vegas brutal death metal act Swine Fucker formed in 2018, delivering uncompromising heaviness built on down-tuned guitars, guttural vocals, and punishing blast beats.
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