A punishing deathcore group based out of San Diego, California, Carnifex's uncompromising blend of traditional death metal and metallic hardcore is built on a foundation forged by severe metal luminaries like Slayer, Carcass, and In Flames. Emerging in 2005, the band issued a pair of well-received albums before lurching out from the underground with their uncompromising third studio effort, 2010's Hell Chose Me. Subsequent outings like Die Without Hope and World War X continued to mine the depths of extreme metal, adding symphonic black metal to their already formidable sonic ...