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Speed-obsessed, blasphemous death metal inspired by Angelcorpse, Krisiun, and Hate Eternal. Releases on Lavadome Productions and Iron Blood and Death Corporation.
Oklahoma City progressive death metal solo project active since 2015, weaving technical riffwork with the structural complexity that defines the genre.
California solo project by Agravain that evolved from power/melodic death metal into black, pagan, and folk metal territory, drawing on themes of despair, fantasy, and ancient legend before disbanding around 2010.
Virginia death metal act formed around 2010, channeling themes of violence, drugs, and social anger into blunt, confrontational extremity.
Cape Canaveral death/grind act formed around 2021, channeling nihilism, anarchy, and social rage into short blasts of caustic extremity.
Delaware death metal/hardcore hybrid formed around 2018, combining the brutality of death metal with hardcore's blunt social commentary.
Long Island death metal outfit active since around 2015, contributing to the underground's brutalist tradition with releases on various compilation projects.
Brooklyn act formed in 1992 who charted a restless evolution from progressive death metal into mathcore and hip-hop-infused fusion, releasing demos through Century Media-connected channels.
Kansas City death metal band formed in 2023, bringing apocalyptic themes to the genre's crushing sonic palette.
Gardena, California death metal outfit with roots going back to 1990, an early presence in the West Coast underground extreme metal scene.
Minnesota death metal act formed around 2024 with a focus on serial killer themes, sitting squarely in the brutal underground.
Richmond, Virginia death metal act launched in 2006 as a marijuana-themed parody of Cannibal Corpse and classic death metal, featuring Phil from Municipal Waste.
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania slam/brutal death metal and goregrind band taking their name from the 1980 horror film and operating in the extreme underground.
Rockford, Illinois death metal band from the 1990s whose gore- and torment-driven aesthetic placed them firmly in the brutal death underground before their split-up.
Chicago brutal death metal band active from around 2015, trading in gore, horror, and sex imagery within the beatdown-adjacent underground.
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