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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Necrolution
Album - 16 Tracks - Released November 8, 2024

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ANGVISH
Abominable Putridity
Aborted
Abysmal Dawn
Acranius
Analepsy
Angelcorpse
Aposento
Autopsy
Avulsed
Bashed in
Belphegor
Benighted
Beyond the Agony
Blood Red Throne
Bloodbath
Brodequin
Burn the Adversary
CALYPSO
Cancer
Cannibal Corpse
Carnivore Diprosopus
Cattle Decapitation
Cryptopsy
Dark Funeral
Decapitated
Deicide
Devangelic
Devourment
Disentomb
Disfiguring The Goddess
Dismember
Dying Fetus
Epicardiectomy
Eradication of the Unworthy Infants
Exhumed
Extermination Dismemberment
Fallujah
Fleshgod Apocalypse
General Surgery
Goatwhore
God Dethroned
Gorgasm
Gorod
Gruesome
Haemorrhage
Hideous Divinity
Homicyde
Hour of Penance
Hypocrisy
Immolation
Inanimate Existence
Incantation
Inferi
Ingested
Internal Suffering
Jungle Rot
Kataklysm
Kraanium
Krisiun
Malignancy
Malodorous
Massacre
Master
Mind Incision
Misery Index
Molested Divinity
Morgoth
Mutilator
Necrophobic
Nile
Nocturnus
Obscura
Organectomy
Origin
Pagefire
Parasite
Pestilence
Psycroptic
Putridity
Pyrexia
Rendered Helpless
Revocation
Septycal Gorge
Severe Torture
Shores Of Lunacy
Skeletal Remains
Skinless
Soreption
Suffocation
Terrorizer
The Ritual Aura
The Zenith Passage
Traumatomy
Ulcerate
Vale Of Pnath
Vomit the Soul
Vomitory
Wormed
sepulcher.
Cannibal Corpse
Mutilator
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Dying Fetus
Deicide
Morbid Angel
Entombed
Bolt Thrower
Cattle Decapitation
Kataklysm
Decapitated
Archspire
Nile
CALYPSO
Belphegor
Aborted
Vader
Hypocrisy
Suffocation
Bloodbath
Dismember
Cryptopsy
Necrophagist
Ingested
Benediction
Immolation
The Faceless
Revocation
Terrorizer
Benighted
Massacre
Dark Funeral
sepulcher.
Possessed
Devourment
Fallujah
Acranius
Disfiguring The Goddess
Decrepit Birth
Skinless
Obscura
Asphyx
Goatwhore
Autopsy
Pestilence
God Dethroned
Defeated Sanity
Gorguts
Misery Index
Malevolent Creation
Disentomb
Inferi
Beyond Creation
Unleashed
Krisiun
Origin
Hate Eternal
The Zenith Passage
Atheist
Grave
Necrophobic
Brutal Truth
Incantation
Analepsy
Jungle Rot
Extermination Dismemberment
Psycroptic
Abominable Putridity
Gorod
Sinister
Exhumed
Vale Of Pnath
Blood Red Throne
Guttural Slug
Vital Remains
Arsis
Gorgasm
Gorefest
Skeletal Remains
Kraanium
Vomitory
Pungent Stench
Hate
Soreption
Putrid Pile
Spawn of Possession
Repulsion
Deeds of Flesh
Cancer
Ulcerate
Aeon
Hour of Penance
Monstrosity
Lock Up
Master
Cytotoxin
First Fragment
Amputated
Katalepsy
Angelcorpse