Vegan Death Metal

By whack555
updated 2 months ago

Extreme music for animal liberation.

Death metal, brutal death metal, deathgrind, deathcore bands whose lyrics is about animal rights issues or whose band members are ethical vegans themselves.

No far-right bands!!

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    Abhorrated
    Abhorrated
    Abhorrated

    Brutal death metal. (Side project of Jonah Thorne from the metalcore band Glass Killing Floor.)

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    Aborted
    Aborted
    Aborted

    Brutal death metal / slamming brutal death metal.

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    Animals Killing People
    Animals Killing People
    Animals Killing People

    Brutal death metal / goregrind.

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    Anus Tumor
    Anus Tumor
    Anus Tumor

    Goregrind.

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    Apocalyptian
    Apocalyptian

    Death metal / deathcore.

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    Apostle (5)
    Apostle (5)
    Apostle (5)

    Brutal death metal.

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    Apostate Saints
    Apostate Saints

    Blackened old school death metal.

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    Arch Enemy
    Arch Enemy
    Arch Enemy

    This death metal band can't be missing here. The Arch Enemy brought a lot of suitable themes to metal scene. Alissa White-Gluz and Angela Gossow are animal rights activists (and Michael Amott is veg too).

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    Attack Of The Mad Axeman
    Attack Of The Mad Axeman
    Attack Of The Mad Axeman

    This is obviously much more grindcore than death metal, but I had to include it in this list. Sorry for the exception, but I like this "eco-terror".

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    Biotomy
    Biotomy
    Biotomy

    Technical brutal death metal / goregrind.

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    Blasting Gore Necropsy
    Blasting Gore Necropsy

    Death metal / industrial goregrind.

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    Bloodmouth (2)
    Bloodmouth (2)

    Deathcore.

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    Carcass
    Carcass
    Carcass

    Death metal / goregrind (1988-1993), melodic death metal / death'n'roll (later).

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    Carnivore Crusher
    Carnivore Crusher
    Carnivore Crusher

    Death metal / grindcore. Band members: vegan legends Rat and Tim Rule also known from the bands Forward to Eden and xRESISTANCEx.

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    Carnivorous Society
    Carnivorous Society

    Deathcore. Members of Reborn in Disgust, Fourth Crusade etc.

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    Catheter
    Catheter
    Catheter

    Crustcore (early) / deathgrind (later).

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    Cattle Decapitation
    Cattle Decapitation
    Cattle Decapitation

    Progressive brutal death metal. Known from many other vegan lists, but I would rather include them on the "flexitarian list". While the band started with an entirely vegan lineup, only one current member is vegetarian, namely Travis Ryan. But the lyrics is cool and veg-friendly.

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    Coffin Mulch
    Coffin Mulch
    Coffin Mulch

    Old school death metal.

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    Cruciferion
    Cruciferion

    Blackened death metal.

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    Crush The Devil
    Crush The Devil

    Death metal. The vocalist also played in a very similar band, Falling Elbow.

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    Czerń
    Czerń
    Czerń

    Post-metal. 100% vegetarian band. But not vegan. Politically correct (antinazis). Another exception.

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    Despicable
    Despicable

    Death metal.

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    Downnever
    Downnever
    Downnever

    Sorry, this is more metalcore than deathcore, but I had to put this band on this list.

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    Enslavement (4)
    Enslavement (4)
    Enslavement (4)

    Slam / brutal death metal.

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    Entre La Basura
    Entre La Basura
    Entre La Basura

    Deathgrind.

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    Extinction (15)
    Extinction (15)

    Slam death metal / grindcore.

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    Facecutter
    Facecutter
    Facecutter

    Grindcore / death metal.

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    Garden Of Stained Graves
    Garden Of Stained Graves

    Deathcore.

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    Goregast
    Goregast
    Goregast

    Deathgrind.

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    Greia
    Greia
    Greia

    Deathgrind.

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    Hollow Humanity
    Hollow Humanity
    Hollow Humanity

    Beatdown hardcore. Sorry for the exception.

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    Horns Of Resistance
    Horns Of Resistance
    Horns Of Resistance

    Deathcore.

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    Chullpa
    Chullpa
    Chullpa

    Death metal.

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    Indignacion
    Indignacion
    Indignacion

    Death metal / mincecore.

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    I Destroy I
    I Destroy I
    I Destroy I

    Blackened melodic deathcore.

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    Infernal Coil
    Infernal Coil
    Infernal Coil

    Death metal / grindcore.

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    Jackhammer Tracheotomy
    Jackhammer Tracheotomy

    Slamming deathcore.

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    Justice Department
    Justice Department
    Justice Department

    Crusty death metal. This A.L.F. band can't be missing here.

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    Kakothanasy
    Kakothanasy
    Kakothanasy

    Slamming brutal death metal.

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    KILLTHESLAVEMASTER
    KILLTHESLAVEMASTER
    KILLTHESLAVEMASTER

    Deathcore / metalcore.

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    Klendathu
    Klendathu

    Death metal / dark metal. Side project of Scott Masson from the band Apocalyptian (death metal / deathcore) and He Who Seeks Vengeance (metalcore / deathcore).

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    Kraynium
    Kraynium
    Kraynium

    Deathcore.

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    Kuma (48)
    Kuma (48)

    Death metal.

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    Looking For An Answer
    Looking For An Answer
    Looking For An Answer

    Grindcore (early) / deathgrind (later).

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    Lunar Blood (2)
    Lunar Blood (2)
    Lunar Blood (2)

    Deathgrind.

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    Monument Of Misanthropy
    Monument Of Misanthropy
    Monument Of Misanthropy

    Brutal death metal.

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    Narcosa
    Narcosa

    Death crust.

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    Necroveg
    Necroveg

    Deathgrind.

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    Nihilism (4)
    Nihilism (4)
    Nihilism (4)

    Death metal.

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    Noroth
    Noroth
    Noroth

    Death metal.

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    November Grief
    November Grief
    November Grief

    Death metal.

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    Pax Mortis
    Pax Mortis
    Pax Mortis

    Death metal.

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    Peregrine (2)
    Peregrine (2)
    Peregrine (2)

    Crusty death metal. This anarcho-primitivist pro-E.L.F. band can't be missing here.

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    Propitious Vegetation
    Propitious Vegetation
    Propitious Vegetation

    Slamming brutal death metal.

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    Putrefaktion Society
    Putrefaktion Society

    Slamming brutal death metal.

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    Ritual Of Decay
    Ritual Of Decay
    Ritual Of Decay

    Death metal for animal liberation.

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    Sankara (2)
    Sankara (2)
    Sankara (2)

    Death metal. In this case, I don't know if it's a vegan band. But it's interesting for this list anyway.

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    Science Of Demise
    Science Of Demise

    Progressive deathcore.

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    Scourge Of Existence
    Scourge Of Existence
    Scourge Of Existence

    Deathcore.

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    Slaughterbox
    Slaughterbox
    Slaughterbox

    Technical brutal death metal.

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    Slaughterhouse Maintenance Technician
    Slaughterhouse Maintenance Technician

    Goregrind / brutal death metal.

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    Slavearc
    Slavearc
    Slavearc

    Death metal / deathcore.

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    Smashed Face
    Smashed Face
    Smashed Face

    Brutal death metal.

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    Sulamith
    Sulamith

    Melodic death metal.

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    Tales Of Blood
    Tales Of Blood
    Tales Of Blood

    Death metal.

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    To The Grave (2)
    To The Grave (2)
    To The Grave (2)

    Slamming deathcore.

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    TORTURED ANIMALS
    TORTURED ANIMALS

    Slam / brutal death metal.

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    The Way Of Purity
    The Way Of Purity
    The Way Of Purity

    Melodic deathcore (2009-2013) / industrial rock (later).

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    Upheaval
    Upheaval
    Upheaval

    Deathcore.

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    Veggrind
    Veggrind

    Blackened grindcore. (Side project of Kadgar from the death metal band Oxicorte / black metal band Gravislatro.)

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    Vehement Doom
    Vehement Doom

    Deathcore.

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    Voices Of The Dead (2)
    Voices Of The Dead (2)

    Death metal / industrial metal.

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    Vox Mortis (2)
    Vox Mortis (2)

    Slam / brutal death metal.

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    xCauterizex
    xCauterizex
    xCauterizex

    Sorry for the exception, this is more metalcore than death metal, but I had to put this band on this list.

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    xCLASSACTIONx
    xCLASSACTIONx

    Technical death metal / deathcore.

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    xEDENISGONEx
    xEDENISGONEx
    xEDENISGONEx

    Blackened melodic metalcore.

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    Yxxan
    Yxxan
    Yxxan

    Death metal / war metal. (Yxxan's singer Morbid Aggressor AKA Aisté Skog is a vegan promoter in personal life, but Yxxan itself does not contain vegan-friendly lyrics.)