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Minneapolis melodic death and metalcore band that balances melodic hooks with dense, driving heaviness. They pull from both Scandinavian death metal and the aggressive side of American metalcore.
Portland, OR death/grind act that keeps things short, brutal, and to the point. They fuse the clinical ferocity of death metal with the breakneck pace of grindcore.
New York death doom band that moves between sepulchral dirges and bursts of death metal aggression. Their songs carry real emotional weight, steeped in despair and murky heaviness.
Virginia brutal death metal act that weaponizes speed, blast beats, and guttural extremity. Their name says it all — they deal in punishment at the outer limits of the genre.
Scorching Death / Black Metal out of Texas.
Georgia progressive death/thrash band that works existential menace into technically sophisticated songwriting. Their music is expansive and unnerving, built on shifting riff patterns and relentless forward momentum.
Denver death/thrash band that conjures something ancient and menacing from well-worn genre forms. Their riff-forward approach stays rooted in classic extremity with a sufficiently heavy cosmic bent.
Maryland-area technical death and deathcore act that brings precision and ferocity to bear in equal measure. Their compositions are technically demanding without losing sight of sheer destructive power.
Oswego, NY progressive death metal band that navigates complex song structures and shifting dynamics with a sure hand. Their music is both technically ambitious and genuinely heavy.
Boston progressive death metal band that brings an expansive compositional approach to an already technically demanding genre. Their music is ambitious without sacrificing the heaviness that defines death metal at its core.
Santa Rosa, CA progressive death metal band that channels technical heaviness through sophisticated song architecture. Their music rewards close listening with layers of complexity beneath the surface brutality.
Fort Lauderdale's Cosmogyral blend melodic death metal hooks with straight-ahead death metal aggression, drawing from the Scandinavian template while adding their own Florida edge. Expect sweeping guitar leads over relentless rhythmic punishment.
New Orleans deathcore act Cosmophobe push the genre toward progressive territory, layering complex song structures over crushing breakdowns. Their music carries the dark, humid weight of the city they come from.
Maine's Costectomy deal in the fast and ugly intersection of death metal and grindcore, delivering short blasts of surgical brutality. They keep things raw and direct, no frills, just grinding intensity.
Baltimore technical deathcore act Couldcareless push brutal complexity to the forefront, blending technical death metal precision with the breakdown-driven structure of deathcore. Their playing is dense and demanding, rewarding close attention.
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