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Defile

Los Angeles · 2001–present · active
Los Angeles' Defile have been in the brutal technical death metal trenches since 2001, building a reputation for savage precision in one of America's most competitive metal cities. Their brutal-technical fusion demands both physical brutality and compositional rigor, a combination few bands sustain for over two decades.
Death MetalTechnical Death Metal

Delphian

Los Angeles · 2021–present · active
Los Angeles technical death metal outfit Delphian formed in 2021, carrying the city's strong tradition of forward-thinking extreme metal into the current decade. Their sound prioritizes compositional complexity and instrumental precision, weaving labyrinthine song structures through the punishing rhythmic backbone of the genre.
Death MetalProgressive MetalTechnical Death Metal

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