200 Stab Wounds
Cleveland's contribution to the new-school death-metal revival: filthy, mid-paced, and built entirely around the riff, with the kind of grooves that turn a pit violent in seconds.
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About 200 Stab Wounds
200 Stab Wounds is a death metal band from Cleveland, OH, formed in 2019.
200 Stab Wounds formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 2019 and quickly became one of the more visible names in a younger wave of American death metal that leans on groove and simplicity rather than technicality. The band's approach favours thick, mid-tempo riffing, blunt song structures and a guttural vocal delivery, drawing on the sound of early-1990s death metal while keeping the production clear and heavy.
Live, the group works largely as a rhythm machine, with breakdown-adjacent passages designed to move a crowd. They have toured widely through the metal and hardcore circuits, where their audience overlaps with both scenes.
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Where is 200 Stab Wounds from?
200 Stab Wounds is from Cleveland, OH.
Who is in 200 Stab Wounds?
200 Stab Wounds is Owen Pooley (drums), Raymond Macdonald (guitar), Steve Buhl (lead vocals, guitar) and Ezra Cook (bass).
When did 200 Stab Wounds form?
200 Stab Wounds formed in Cleveland in 2019.
What was 200 Stab Wounds's first album?
200 Stab Wounds's first album was Slave to the Scalpel (2021). The latest is Lowest Form (2027).
Is 200 Stab Wounds on tour?
Yes. 200 Stab Wounds has 8 shows listed, from Glasgow, UK on Jan 28, 2027 to København S, Denmark on Feb 21, 2027.
What kind of music does 200 Stab Wounds play?
200 Stab Wounds plays death metal.
What festivals has 200 Stab Wounds played before?
200 Stab Wounds has played Louder Than Life 2026, Sonic Temple 2026.