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Los Angeles, IL · 2020–present · active
A collision of death metal brutality, metalcore aggression, and grindcore speed, Debtors emerged from the Chicago/LA underground in 2020 with no patience for genre boundaries. Their sound hits like a freight train that changes tracks mid-collision.
Elizabethton, TN · 2015–present · active
Out of the Appalachian foothills of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Decade of Deceit has been honing melodic death metal with a Southern tenacity since 2015. Their riffwork channels European melodeath fury filtered through distinctly American grit.
WA · 2016–present · active
Washington State's Decades of Ash traffics in the bleak intersection of black and death metal, letting the Pacific Northwest's overcast desolation seep into every track. Formed in 2016, they craft music that feels like watching a forest burn from a distance.
Philadelphia, PA · 2008–present · active
Philadelphia's Decades of Deception have been merging deathcore's breakdown-driven architecture with death metal's technical brutality since 2008, making them veterans of the Philly extreme underground. Their longevity speaks to a fanbase that demands the real thing.
Rockville, MD · 2000–present · active
Maryland's Decapitate has been delivering uncompromising death metal from the DC suburb of Rockville since the turn of the millennium, quietly anchoring the region's underground. Two-plus decades of grinding proves their dedication goes well beyond trend-chasing.
Puyallup, WA · 2013–present · active
Puyallup, Washington's Decapitated Corpses splices death metal's visceral gore aesthetic with thrash metal's riff-driven momentum, resulting in something gloriously ugly and propulsive. A Pacific Northwest band that takes influence from the filthiest corners of both genres.
Ballwin, MO · 2010–present · active
Missouri's Decapitated Saints pull from death, black, and thrash metal in equal measure, creating a chaotic and irreverent war metal spirit from the quiet suburb of Ballwin since 2010. Three genres worth of spite crammed into a single unruly package.
Yonkers, NY · 2014–present · active
Yonkers' Decapitating Devastation emerged in 2014 as a straightforward proposition: brutal death metal with maximum density and zero compromise. New York's history of no-nonsense extremity courses through every pulverizing riff.
Vilas, NC · 2025–present · active
Fresh out of the Appalachian High Country in Vilas, North Carolina, Decarnate arrived in 2025 with a slam/brutal death metal attack that sounds anything but rural. Churning, groove-locked slams delivered with the unhinged physicality the subgenre demands.

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