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Goodbye Cruel World (1999)
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Phantom Divine (Shadow Empire) (2018)
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Ohio thrash/death metal band dealing in the aggressive overlap of thrash riffing and death metal intensity before splitting up.
Jacksonville progressive death metal act bringing technical ambition and melodic complexity to the Florida death metal tradition.
Lake Charles, Louisiana thrash/death crossover band blending genre aggression with comedic and violent lyrical themes before calling it quits.
Maine death metal outfit active in the mid-to-late 1990s on Rattle Snake Records, playing straightforward death metal before disbanding — distinct from the Minnesota thrash act of the same name.
Wichita, Kansas act formed in 2014 fusing melodic death metal with groove metal and deathcore, delivering aggressive riffing tempered by melodic hooks.
Florida/California brutal death and black metal band formed around 2011, pairing punishing dual-genre aggression with science-fiction lyrical themes.
Phoenix, Arizona brutal death metal and goregrind act whose name signals an unflinching commitment to the goriest end of the extreme metal spectrum.
Virginia Beach death metal band formed in 1993 whose sole demo, Abysmal Abattoir, remains their only documented output before the group dissolved.
Charlotte, North Carolina death metal band active from 1995 exploring themes of astral realms and mental telepathy; the group served as a launching pad for members who later appeared in Lust of Decay.
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