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Tadadada (2021)
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Welcome To Doomsday EP (2021)
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Amigos, Amigos (2020)
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Crushing Death Metal from Fort Worth.
Heavy Progressive Death Metal / Deathcore from Houston.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal / Grindcore from San Antonio.
Ruthless Black / Death Metal out of Texas.
Out of Elgin, Texas, Ossuary fuse black and death metal into a caustic, venomous strain that feels native to the unforgiving Texas heat. Since 2015, they've embodied the darkness lurking at the edges of the Hill Country underground.
Devastating Death Metal / Grindcore out of Texas.
Seguin, Texas may be a small town between San Antonio and Austin, but Paegan brings full-on death metal brutality since 2016. Their sound leans into crushing tempos and unrelenting aggression drawn straight from the Lone Star extreme underground.
Ruthless Death Metal from Houston.
Founding fathers of extreme metal in the Rio Grande Valley. Death/black metal since 1988.
Heavy Technical / Brutal Death Metal out of Texas.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal, Ambient / Experimental from San Antonio.
Blackened death metal horde featuring former members of Thornspawn, Hod, and Burial Shroud. Filthy, bestial sound in the vein of Blasphemy and Necrovore.
Texas death metal project Plague Zombie emerged in 2025 with rotting riffs and an old-school approach to undead brutality, joining the Lone Star State's long tradition of foul, uncompromising extremity.
Gnostic-themed duo of Ryan Wilson (The Howling Void, Intestinal Disgorge) and drummer Shane Elwell. Released on Nuclear War Now! and Everlasting Spew Records.
Savage Melodic Death / Black Metal from Houston.
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