death metal
noun
: a type of heavy metal music that is characterized by the use of dark, violent, or gory imagery
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Overall, what Blood Incantation attempt on Absolute Elsewhere is leaps and bound ahead of any other modern death metal act, moreover most modern metal bands.
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
These 10 records, spanning death metal, Americana, dance, rap, and more, don’t just feature some of the most striking and virtuosic songwriting of the year.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
The extreme metal tour Chaos & Carnage has returned for its sixth year on the road with veteran death metal outfit Dying Fetus leading the 16-date tour of clubs and theaters alongside longtime British metalheads Cradle of Filth.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
The Denver death metal quartet rip through drone, prog rock, and ambient across the dense, riveting album, which is perpetually in transition.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
These 10 records, spanning death metal, Americana, dance, rap, and more, don’t just feature some of the most striking and virtuosic songwriting of the year.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
The extreme metal tour Chaos & Carnage has returned for its sixth year on the road with veteran death metal outfit Dying Fetus leading the 16-date tour of clubs and theaters alongside longtime British metalheads Cradle of Filth.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 16 Dec. 2024
The Denver death metal quartet rip through drone, prog rock, and ambient across the dense, riveting album, which is perpetually in transition.
—Stephen Kearse, TIME, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Death metal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/death%20metal. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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