Hailing from Porto, PESTIFER stand for a solid, uncompromising take on classic death metal, rooted in a dark aesthetic and an execution that favours sheer devastation and violence, matched by technical proficiency. Following their earliest sonic statements — the 2009 demo and “Execration Diatribes” (2017) — “Ravaging Fury” (2025) sharpened the band’s identity, reinforcing their compositional focus, structural cohesion and delivering an even more muscular, forceful sound. Free from stylistic detours or modernising temptations, Pestifer operate firmly within death metal’s traditional territory, yet with enough vigour and intensity to avoid mere imitation. Aggressive, heavy and deliberately claustrophobic, their musical language finds a natural and fitting setting on the stage of SWR.
