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Death metal and grindcore band from Turku, Finland, active since 2012. They deliver chaotic, grinding extremity from Finland's oldest city.
Death metal and grindcore band from Paterna near Valencia, Spain, formed in 2014. They deliver chaotic, abrasive extremity from the Mediterranean coast.
Death metal and grindcore band from Bremen, Germany, active since 2009. They deliver chaotic, grinding extremity from the North German port city.
Black metal and grindcore act from the Alpine town of Belluno, Italy, active since 2007. Caostruppen channels chaotic extremity from the Dolomite foothills.
Bucharest deathcore and grindcore pioneers formed in 2007 by Calin Raduta and Costin Chioreanu, credited with defining Romania's grindcore scene through releases like 'First EP for a Surgery' and debut album 'I'll Kill If I Live.' Their name translates to 'Skull-Head' in Romanian, matching a sound steeped in horror, gore, and social commentary.
Death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020. They deliver grinding extremity from the Catalan underground.
Death-grind act from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2024. Carbonized Eyesockets delivers blast-driven extremity from Russia's northern capital.
Pioneering death metal and grindcore band from Liverpool, England, formed in 1985. Carcass helped define both goregrind and melodic death metal, influencing countless extreme metal acts with their genre-shaping discography from Reek of Putrefaction through Surgical Steel.
Death metal, grindcore, and thrash metal band from Annaberg-Buchholz in the Erzgebirge mountains, Germany, formed in 2015. They deliver a relentless blend of grinding blasts and thrash-infused death metal.
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