Brutal Death Metal

Brutal death metal is a subgenre characterized by its intense, technical, and complex sound, often featuring rapid-fire drumming, palm-muted guitar chugging, and low, guttural vocals. Emerging in the late 1980s and gaining popularity in the 1990s, brutal death metal originated from the fusion of death metal's aggression and grindcore's speed. This genre is marked by its use of dissonant harmonies, atypical time signatures, and lyrics often focusing on violence, mortality, and social critique. Notable for its technicality and brutality, brutal death metal draws from influences such as grindcore, thrash metal, and hardcore punk, while pushing the boundaries of sonic extremity. Its cultural significance lies in its ability to evoke a sense of sonic intensity and catharsis, appealing to fans seeking a visceral and uncompromising musical experience.

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Meritoriousness of Equanimity
Album - 9 Tracks - Released January 30, 2026

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ANGVISH
Abraded
Abysmal Dawn
Abyssalis
Acranius
Aeon
Agiel
Anal Stabwound
Anatomize
Angelcorpse
Angelmaker
Aposento
As The World Dies
Barren Path
Benighted
Beyond the Agony
Blood Abscission
Blood Red Throne
Bruxas do Cangaço
Burn the Adversary
CALYPSO
Call of Charon
Carnal Savagery
Carnivore Diprosopus
Celestial Scourge
Cordyceps
Cordyceps Corpse
Corpus Offal
Cytotoxin
Dark Funeral
Dead and Dripping
Defeated Sanity
Degrade
Dehuman Reign
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Deicide
Demiurgon
Devastrosity
Devoid of Thought
Disentomb
Disfiguring The Goddess
Disfuneral
Distants
Dying Fetus
Dysentery
Enragement
Exhumed
Eximperitus
FUELED BY HATE
Faithxtractor
Fallujah
Fatuous Rump
Genocide
Golem of Gore
Haemorrhage
Heads For The Dead
Hellming
Heruvim
Homicyde
House by the Cemetary
Hypocrisy
Immolation
Impaled
In Utero Cannibalism
Incantation
Ingested
Internal Bleeding
Light Dweller
Lust of Decay
Malodorous
Master
Mental Cruelty
Mind Incision
Monstrosity
Necrambulant
Necrophobic
Nuclear Remains
Ominous Ruin
Onchocerciasis Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Pagefire
Pandemia
Parasite
Porno Massacre
Psycroptic
Ritual Mass
SARCOMA HORROR
Sanguisugabogg
Shores Of Lunacy
Stillbirth
The Dark Prison Massacre
Thecodontion
Throne
Torsofuck
Traumatomy
Unleashed
Unmerciful
VULNIFICUS
Wound Collector
famine
sepulcher.
Dying Fetus
Deicide
Morbid Angel
Angelmaker
Sanguisugabogg
CALYPSO
Hypocrisy
Bloodbath
Dismember
SARCOMA HORROR
Mental Cruelty
The Faceless
Immolation
Terrorizer
Ingested
Dark Funeral
sepulcher.
Possessed
Fallujah
Decrepit Birth
Cytotoxin
Autopsy
Benighted
Defeated Sanity
Misery Index
Malevolent Creation
Disentomb
Unleashed
Origin
Hate Eternal
The Zenith Passage
Atheist
The Dark Prison Massacre
Aeon
Grave
Acranius
Necrophobic
Psycroptic
Exhumed
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Abominable Putridity
Viscera
Dickie Allen
Disfiguring The Goddess
Arsis
Blood Red Throne
Incantation
Vomitory
Monstrosity
Pungent Stench
Fatuous Rump
Internal Bleeding
Spawn of Possession
Repulsion
Deeds of Flesh
Torsofuck
Aeon
Master
Genocide
Stillbirth
Angelcorpse
Pagefire
Cerebral Incubation
Bashed in
Abysmal Dawn
Traumatomy
Cannabis Corpse
Disgorge
The Ritual Aura
Nocturnus
Morgoth
Malodorous
Visceral Disgorge
Blood Abscission
Aposento
Parasitic Ejaculation
Broken Hope
Carnal Savagery
Dehuman Reign
Demilich
Lividity
Abraded
Haemorrhage
Maggot Colony
Alterbeast
Heads For The Dead
Celestial Scourge
Ominous Ruin
Cordyceps Corpse
Brodequin
Unmerciful
Call of Charon
Enragement
Fleshcrawl
Golem of Gore
Anatomize
Lust of Decay
Dysentery
Nuclear Remains
Heruvim