Slam Death Metal

Slam death metal, often referred to simply as "slam," is a subgenre of death metal known for its guttural vocals, downtuned guitars, and a relentless emphasis on groove-laden, mosh-pit-inciting breakdowns. It eschews the genre's typical focus on complex song structures and blistering solos in favor of a more direct sonic assault characterized by chugging riffs and a percussively brutal approach to drumming. The lyrical themes often delve into the macabre and grotesque, complementing the music's sheer heaviness. The sound is typically dense, with production favoring low-end frequencies, creating a visceral and enveloping listening experience. Bands like Malodorous and Guttural Secrete encapsulate the genre's penchant for technicality meshed with simplicity, crafting an atmosphere that's as barbarically cathartic as it is musically unrelenting.

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Carnage in Despair
Single - Released March 14, 2025

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7 H. Target
Abominable Putridity
Acranius
Amputated
Atoll
Bashed in
Cannibalistic Infancy
Carnivore Diprosopus
Cerebral Effusion
Cerebral Incubation
Covidectomy
Cranial Osteotomy
Crepitation
Dal Av
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Depraved Murder
Devour the Unborn
Diphenylchloroarsine
Down From The Wound
Ecchymosis
Embryectomy
Epicardiectomy
Eradication of the Unworthy Infants
Excoriation
Exorcised Gods
Extirpating the Infected
Fixation On Suffering
Gastrorrexis
Gorevent
Gutfed
Gutrectomy
Guttural Secrete
Guttural Slug
Human Barbecue
Human Mass Extermination
Human Mastication
Human Vivisection
Infectology
Infernal Revulsion
Internal Devour
Katalepsy
Klysma
Maggot Colony
Malodorous
Medic Vomiting Pus
Meshum
Molested Divinity
Myocardial Infarction
Nuclear Remains
Organectomy
Parasitic Ejaculation
Pustulated
Putrified J
Rendered Helpless
Signs Of Omnicide
Traumatomy
Vasculitis
Visceral Disgorge
Visceral Disorder
Dal Av
Acranius
Gutrectomy
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Abominable Putridity
Guttural Slug
Amputated
Katalepsy
Cerebral Incubation
Atoll
Bashed in
Malodorous
Visceral Disgorge
Traumatomy
Organectomy
Parasitic Ejaculation
Epicardiectomy
Devour the Unborn
Maggot Colony
Embryectomy
Gutfed
Nuclear Remains
Crepitation
Diphenylchloroarsine
Internal Devour
Cranial Osteotomy
Exorcised Gods
Cerebral Effusion
Ecchymosis
Rendered Helpless
Guttural Secrete
Gorevent
Pustulated
Molested Divinity
Covidectomy
Down From The Wound
Carnivore Diprosopus
Medic Vomiting Pus
Klysma
Cannibalistic Infancy
Putrified J
Extirpating the Infected
Human Mastication
7 H. Target
Human Vivisection
Human Barbecue
Myocardial Infarction
Eradication of the Unworthy Infants
Infernal Revulsion
Signs Of Omnicide
Visceral Disorder
Gastrorrexis
Vasculitis
Depraved Murder
Excoriation
Meshum
Human Mass Extermination
Fixation On Suffering
Infectology