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10 to the Chest is a deathcore act from Colorado Springs, Colorado, trading in violence-soaked extremity since 2022. The band has released material primarily through splits, including collaborations with Sanguisugabogg and Stabbing, establishing themselves within the underground slam and deathcore community. Their track titles and features point to a band deeply embedded in the modern brutal death and deathcore circuit.

12 Gauge Autopsy is a deathcore act from Indiana whose debut 11-track release dropped in 2026 with a focus on forensic brutality. Track titles like "Chemical Castration," "Flesh Walking Feces," and "Hung on a Hook" leave no ambiguity about the band's fixation on visceral violence. The band deals in slamming, breakdown-heavy deathcore at its most uncompromising.

1913 is a death metal and deathcore act from San Antonio, Texas, active since 2014. Their eight-track release features lowercase song titles like "peru," "more," and "americana" that hint at themes beyond typical genre fare. The band's name evokes historical weight, fitting for music that carries both brutality and gravity.

1931 is a deathcore band from Galloway, Ohio, active since 2013 with three releases totaling 21 tracks. The band incorporates Spanish-language elements — tracks like "Agujero Negro" and "Suburbia" — into their crushing breakdowns and guttural delivery. Their sound reflects the diversity of Ohio's extreme metal underground.

Barre, Vermont deathcore project referencing Orwell's Two Minutes Hate from 1984 — but extended to five. Dystopian aggression from the Granite Capital of the World.

Philpot, Kentucky deathcore project whose name references the biblical command to forgive seventy times seven. Christian-themed brutality from rural western Kentucky.

Gloucester City, New Jersey death metal and deathcore project. South Jersey aggression distilled to a body count.
Seattle deathcore project whose name paints an urban apocalypse in five words. Emerald City in flames.

Seattle death metal and deathcore project. The legal defense term repurposed as a promise of emotional violence from the Pacific Northwest.

La Puente, California deathcore project. The name frames destruction as a calendar event from the San Gabriel Valley.

Birmingham, Alabama deathcore and melodeath project. The paradoxical name — finding a cause worth ultimate sacrifice — adds existential weight to Magic City brutality.

Junction City, Kansas death metal and deathcore project. The name's double meaning — both a summons from the grave and a serious vocation — adds depth to heartland extremity.
A Lapse of Ethos is a deathcore project from Phoenix, Arizona, with a single release to their name. Details remain sparse, but the project name — suggesting a breakdown of moral principles — aligns with the genre's thematic preoccupations with societal decay and personal collapse. The band adds to the growing extreme metal presence in the Phoenix desert scene.

A Mutilated Mind is a deathcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, releasing a four-track EP in 2021 featuring tracks titled "Cold," "Rotting," and "Vile Impulsive Cycles." The band deals in bleak, oppressive deathcore that channels psychological anguish into crushing breakdowns. Their music reflects the darker currents running through Philly's heavy music underground.

A Night at the Chalet is a deathcore band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, active since 2010 with two releases totaling 18 tracks. The band's music features horror-driven themes with tracks like "Disgusting Images of Reality" and "Forever Entombed Amongst the Catacombs," delivered through relentless breakdowns and guttural vocals. Their name — evoking a cozy retreat turned nightmare — captures the band's juxtaposition of the mundane and the horrific.
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