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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Luminiferous (2015)
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Shame On Me (2022)
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Crushing Progressive / Melodic Death Metal out of Texas.
Southern Florida death metal project with five releases since 2012. Titles like It is the curse of dimensionality bring mathematical language to extreme music, suggesting a cerebral approach to brutality from the Sunshine State.
Oklahoma City groove metal act delivering heavy, mid-tempo punishment from the heartland, bringing thick riffs and crushing rhythms to OKC's underground.
Eugene, Oregon death metal project whose Lovecraftian spelling and 2011 EP Olalain Linal Tutulu channel cosmic horror through punishing extremity. The Pacific Northwest breeding ground for weird fiction and extreme music.
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania death metal project whose 2013 EP Magic Circle channels occult themes through suburban Philadelphia extremity. The apocalyptic name paired with ritual imagery creates a potent combination.
Eugene/Springfield, Oregon death metal act whose 2016 EP Freak Show delivers carnival-themed brutality from the Willamette Valley. The name promises the end times; the music provides the soundtrack.
Decatur, Illinois death metal act bringing grinding brutality to the heart of the Prairie State, proving that extreme metal thrives far from coastal metal hubs.
Death metal project of undisclosed origin whose 2024 debut One World Under Wrath channels apocalyptic fury through crushing extremity. The militia-evoking name paired with global damnation themes creates music of stark, uncompromising violence.
Philadelphia death metal project whose 2021 EP MAMORÉ pairs German and Japanese linguistic elements with catalog-numbered releases. A deliberately unconventional approach to extreme music from the City of Brotherly Love.
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