Unmerciful

Unmerciful specializes in uncompromising brutal death metal that hits like a spiked cudgel. Raw, violent, and turbo-charged, the band's incisive discography (Unmercifully Beaten (2006), Ravenous Impulse (2016), Wrath Encompassed (2020), and Devouring Darkness (2025)) bears all of the genre's bloody hallmarks. Hailing from Topeka, Kansas, Unmerciful was founded in 2001 by drummer John Longstreth and guitarist and primary songwriter Clinton Appelhanz, both castaways from legendary tech-death outfit Origin. The band has cycled through multiple members over the decades, with App...