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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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143 bands found
Death metal and grindcore band from Wales, formed in 2023. They deliver chaotic grinding extremity from the Welsh underground.
Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Schwyz, Switzerland, active since 2013. Their sound delivers ultra-low guttural vocals, slamming riffs, and blast-beat-driven brutality recorded at Sourmash Studios.
Grindcore act from Ivanovo, formed in 2024. Clit'n'Slit delivers raw, provocative grinding extremity.
Grindcore act from Helden in Limburg, active since 2000. Cliteater has been a fixture of the Dutch extreme underground for a quarter century of relentless grindcore.
Goregrind-turned-grindcore act from Alba Iulia launched in 2024, delivering rapid-fire extremity from the heart of Transylvania. Their evolution from gore-focused grinding to broader grindcore reflects a maturing sonic vision.
Brutal death-grindcore band from Strasbourg, France, active since 2013. They deliver punishing, abrasive extremity from the Alsatian capital.
Death metal and grindcore band from Aschaffenburg, Germany, formed in 2024. They deliver chaotic, abrasive extremity from the Franconian edge of Bavaria.
Grindcore and sludge band from London, active since 2012. They deliver abrasive, chaotic extremity from the English capital.
Grind-groove-thrash band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2012. They blend grinding chaos with groove and thrash from Scotland's largest city.
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