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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Pure Darkness
Single - Released March 20, 2025

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Abominable Putridity
Acranius
Anthropophagical Warfare
Atoll
Bashed in
Carnivore Diprosopus
Cerebral Effusion
Cerebral Incubation
Covidectomy
Crepitation
Dal Av
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Depraved Murder
Devour the Unborn
Diphenylchloroarsine
Ecchymosis
Embryectomy
Eradication of the Unworthy Infants
Exorcised Gods
Extirpating the Infected
Fixation On Suffering
Gastrorrexis
Gorevent
Gutrectomy
Guttural Secrete
Guttural Slug
Human Mass Extermination
Infectology
Infernal Revulsion
Internal Devour
Maggot Colony
Malodorous
Medic Vomiting Pus
Myocardial Infarction
Nuclear Remains
Parasitic Ejaculation
Pustulated
Signs Of Omnicide
Traumatomy
Vasculitis
Visceral Disgorge
Dal Av
Acranius
Gutrectomy
Abominable Putridity
Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship
Guttural Slug
Atoll
Cerebral Incubation
Visceral Disgorge
Malodorous
Traumatomy
Bashed in
Parasitic Ejaculation
Maggot Colony
Devour the Unborn
Embryectomy
Nuclear Remains
Crepitation
Diphenylchloroarsine
Internal Devour
Exorcised Gods
Cerebral Effusion
Ecchymosis
Guttural Secrete
Gorevent
Pustulated
Carnivore Diprosopus
Covidectomy
Medic Vomiting Pus
Extirpating the Infected
Myocardial Infarction
Infernal Revulsion
Eradication of the Unworthy Infants
Signs Of Omnicide
Depraved Murder
Vasculitis
Gastrorrexis
Human Mass Extermination
Fixation On Suffering
Infectology
Anthropophagical Warfare