PUPIL SLICER - Fleshwork

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If you’re looking for a band that turns chaos into a work of art, meet Pupil Slicer. This London-based trio is at the forefront of the modern UK extreme metal scene, specializing in Mathcore. Their sound is a razor-sharp collision of genres, combining the angular chaos of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge with the abrasive intensity of Grindcore and the sweeping atmospheres of Black Metal. From their ferocious debut, Mirrors, to this latest, more dynamic album, Fleshwork, Pupil Slicer delivers music that is fiercely technical, emotionally raw, and relentlessly heavy. 

FFO: Botch, The Callous Daoboys, Frontierer, Deafheaven, Oathbreaker & Rolo Tomassi 

Asteriae - The place I call myself

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Asteriæ is a five-piece band from Poland blending black metal intensity with post-hardcore emotion. Their latest album, The Place I Call Myself, dives into themes of identity and inner struggle through raw vocals, atmospheric guitars, and punishing rhythms.

 FFO: Oathbreaker, Deafheaven, Celeste, Amenra & Wiegedood

PLAGUE PIT - A Whispered Curse

 

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Hailing from the darkest corners of the UK, PLAGUE PIT is here to deliver a devastating dose of old-school death metal with a modern, guttural punch. Prepare to be crushed. PLAGUE PIT doesn't reinvent the wheel; they perfect the art of pulverization. Their sound is a relentless barrage of searing, buzzsaw riffs, thunderous blast beats, and vocals that sound like they're ripped from the deepest abyss. Think classic Swedish death metal fury infused with a grim, distinctly British sensibility.

FFO: Entombed, Dismember, Grave & Black Breath 

DEATHFUCKINGWOUND - VOID MMXXV

 

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First off, DEATHFUCKINGWOUND is one of the all-time great band names. If the name doesn't tell you everything you need to know, the sound certainly will. DEATHFUCKINGWOUND is a mysterious Finnish duo whose music is a short, sharp shock—a chaotic and relentless vessel of rage drawing equally from Death Metal, Grindcore, Black Metal, and Noise. Their debut EP, Void MMXXV, was written, recorded, and released in just four frantic weeks, emphasizing their "cut-the-bullshit-and-go" mentality. 

FFO: Caustic Wound, Primitive Warfare, Teitanblood, Antichrist Siege Machine & Altarage 

Verrat - Das Credo der Angst

 

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Verrat is a hardcore punk and crust band from Vienna, formed in 2018, that blends D-beat, metal, and personal/political lyrics. If you are interested, Verrat means "betrayal" in German.

VERMINSECT - Demo

Here's another killer demo from a band I can basically find nothing about on the internet, but that's mainly because It's brand new. One thing I can tell you this one of the dudes in this band is/was also in Melancholia, one of my favorite bands. Both bands, of course, are from Bellingham, Washington but VERMINSECT sounds a lot different than Melancholia, but it's a very, very promising start. While Melancholia has an atmospheric, black metal-sludge vibe with very tight production, VERMINSECT is a much more raw, dirty, loose, rock n' roll kind of hardcore, sort of a west coast Funeral Chic. This is a compliment. 

Sanguisugabogg - Hideous Aftermath

 

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You guys should know this band already. They're pretty popular aren't they? I really like this new album. If you don't know, they are a brutal/extreme/death-metal band from Ohio. This one wil pummel you. FFO: Full Of Hell, Cattle Decapitation, Peeling Flesh & Cannibal Corpse.

VAARA - Transition

 

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Here's some heavy, sludge-y, math-y, VERY Swedish post-metal doomcore with a very cool, very Midsommar-esque cover. Tell me you all have seen Midsommar.

Nohz - SLUMBER BETWEEN ROTTEN WALLS

 

Continuing with the theme of me posting something that I don't normally listen to, here's Toulouse, France's Nohz. So, uh.... yeah, I don't really love the whole "hardcore punk" genre all that much either. I don't know if it's the standard guitar tuning, the generic drums or just the fact that I just might be forever burned out on "punk" in general after a few decades of consuming it, but, I dig this 12". This is basically a blackened version of hardcore punk. You could also call it Raw Black Metal-Punk, I guess. But either way it's dirty and raw enough to catch my attention. 

End Times Vision - A Career In High-Potency Capsules

There is basically nothing out there on the web about End Times Vision, other than their Instagram page and the fact that they are a noise rock/sludge metal band from Athens, GA. At times this debut full-length on Lead Mouth Records veers a little too close to stoner rock for my tastes (not a big fan), but it's sheer presence won me over. This band has a huge, noisy, sludge-punk sound, especially for a 3-piece, and what they honestly sound most like, to me, is Shallow North Dakota. So, I'm already a fan. Hope you enjoy too.