KRUELTY, Dead Heat, Dying Remains and special guests

Formed in Tokyo, Japan, in the summer of 2017 by Kohei Azuma aka ZUMA, KRUELTY has emerged as the most notable artist to find that sweet spot where the amalgamation of heavy beatdown hardcore and ‘90s American/Scandinavian death/doom metal becomes the blueprint of brutality and slam KRUELTY unleash. With KRUELTY you will hear the ultimate convergence of some of the most punishing death metal riffs and the most mind-blowing breakdowns influenced by Japanese and ‘90s East Coast hardcore bands.

Dead Heat
Process of Elimination, Dead Heat’s first album for Metal Blade, sees the Oxnard, California-based band reaching a sonic and lyrical apex across 11 heavy tracks, produced by the band with Paul Fig (Deftones, Trivium, Jerry Cantrell). “Perpetual Punishment” opens the record with gentle guitar before kicking into aggro/hardcore mode.

Dying Remains
New Breed of Death Metal