Death Metal

Death metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its intense, aggressive sound and fast tempo, typically featuring rapid, palm-muted guitar riffs, blast beat drumming, and growling or screaming vocals. Emerging in the mid-1980s, death metal evolved from thrash metal, with early pioneers drawing inspiration from punk and hardcore. The genre gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly among underground music enthusiasts. Death metal's cultural significance lies in its portrayal of mortality, violence, and social critique, often sparking controversy and debate. Notable for its technical complexity and musical virtuosity, death metal has influenced a range of related styles, including grindcore and melodic death metal. Distinguishing features include its use of atypical time signatures, complex song structures, and a focus on musicianship, setting it apart from other extreme metal genres.

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Bellum Regiis
Album - 9 Tracks - Released May 2, 2025

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A.N.I.M.A.L.
Aborted
Ade
Aeon
Agiel
Allegaeon
Alzhagoth
Amerikan Kaos
Ancient Death
Aposento
Arch Enemy
As The World Dies
BAEST
Benediction
Blood Abscission
Bloodguilt
Brutal Sphincter
ByoNoiseGenerator
CABAL
CALYPSO
Cadaver
Cancer
Candlemass
Caustic Wound
Celestial Sanctuary
Chimaira
Coffin Feeder
Corpus Offal
Cradle Of Filth
Curse Of Khatru
Dal Av
Dawn of Ouroboros
Deserted Fear
Dessiderium
Devine Defilement
Devour The Unborn
Dormant Ordeal
Enemy of Satan
Fractal Universe
Gallower
Gates to Hell
Genocide
Hate
Heaven Shall Burn
Hexecutor
Hostia
Humanity's Last Breath
Iggor Cavalera
Imperial Triumphant
Imperishable
Imprecation
In The Woods...
Inhuman 666
Inhuman Nature
Kanonenfieber
Leper Colony
Lil Tytan
Lord Vampyr
Lucifer's Child
MIDGARD
Malphas
Master Death
Meshuggah
Mjølnir
Nail Bite
Nattverd
Necrambulant
Necrophobic
Necroterio
Neuropsy
Nightfall
Ninkharsag
OmegaThrone
Opprobrium
Pestifer
Profanatica
Putrid Offal
Rage Into The Inferno
Rothadás
Rotting Christ
Sadist
Scalblood
Septory
Shotgun Divine
Shrine Of Denial
Signs of the Swarm
Soul Demise
Spiritworld
Teraset
Thecodontion
Tschernophil
Tyrmfar
Unbounded Terror
Venom
Visceral Sound
Vulvectomy
Warg
Wombbath
Your Grave
Your Spirit Dies
Slayer
Gojira
Sepultura
Slaughter to Prevail
Arch Enemy
Bleed The Wicked Menace
Death
Cannibal Corpse
Sodikken
Meshuggah
Kreator
Shadow of Intent
Dark Tranquillity
Mutilator
Dal Av
do not resurrect
Behemoth
Cradle Of Filth
PeelingFlesh
Exodus
Carcass
Heaven Shall Burn
Bathory
Rotting Christ
Eversor
Angelmaker
Sodom
Cattle Decapitation
Kanonenfieber
Dissection
At The Gates
Annihilator
Obituary
Will Ramos
Bolt Thrower
Morbid Angel
DIR EN GREY
Dying Fetus
Napalm Death
Deicide
Mortician
Darkthrone
Venom
Decapitated
Benediction
Overkill
Kataklysm
Candlemass
Archspire
Entombed
Fleshgod Apocalypse
Sentenced
Blood Incantation
Signs of the Swarm
Chimaira
Aborted
Suffocation
Septicflesh
CALYPSO
Wintersun
Evil Empire
Hypocrisy
Six Feet Under
Nile
Cryptopsy
Brujeria
CABAL
Death Angel
Celtic Frost
Disarray
A.N.I.M.A.L.
Gutalax
Snuffed on Sight
Bloodbath
Vader
Marduk
Kalmah
Killer Be Killed
Kerry King
SARCOMA HORROR
Disarmonia Mundi
Belphegor
Dismember
Necrophagist
Transmetal
Despised Icon
Wormrot
Obscura
Humanity's Last Breath
Destruction
Ingested
Toxic Holocaust
Gatecreeper
Gaerea
Vulvodynia
The Agonist
Extermination Dismemberment
Persefone
Anaal Nathrakh
Evile