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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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Englewood, Florida's End-Bane split the difference between groove metal's rhythmic churn and death metal's aggression, building songs around heavy riff cycles with a brutal edge. Formed in 2020, they're part of Florida's ever-fertile extreme metal ecosystem.
California's Enda Vinera blend deathcore's modern heaviness with the tonal brutality of straight death metal, a pairing that feels natural for a scene where both styles thrive. Founded in 2023, the project is young but already moving with purpose.
Savage Brutal Death Metal from Rio Grande Valley.
A death metal and metalcore hybrid formed in 2021, Endless Fall brings modern extremity to a sound that balances crushing heaviness with structured song craft. Their approach draws equally from the brutality of death metal and the dynamic tension of metalcore.
Rhode Island death/grind act from Charlestown, formed in 2022 with a clear intent to push both genres toward their most punishing extremes. Short songs, relentless blasting, and a riff vocabulary drawn from the ugliest corners of both traditions.
Houston death/black metal act marching through grim territory since 2017, channeling the occult density of war metal into something more deliberate and ritualistic. They are part of a strong Houston extreme metal underground that takes darkness seriously.
Fontana, California brutal death metal band with roots stretching back to 2003, bringing Inland Empire aggression to the subgenre's most punishing sonic territory. Their name is as blunt as their riff style.
Denver death metal outfit that has stalked the Mile High underground since 2011, building a reputation on meat-and-bone riffing with none of the genre's more cerebral pretensions. Colorado's high-altitude heaviness in full effect.
Boulder folk/melodic death metal band weaving acoustic textures and Scandinavian-influenced melodic death riffing into something distinctly tied to Colorado's mountain landscape since 2016. The folk elements feel organic rather than decorative.
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