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Münster, DE · 2015–present · active
Black/death metal and grindcore act from Munster, Germany, delivering venomous, three-genre extremity since 2015. Their name, meaning "pus" in German, captures the toxic, infectious quality of their sonic assault.
Jena, DE · 2022–present · active
Sludge metal and grindcore hybrid from the university city of Jena in Thuringia, Germany, formed in 2022. Named after the Soviet ground-effect vehicle, their sound is as heavy and unconventional as their namesake.
RU · 2018–present · active
Goregrind band from Russia active since 2018, channeling the genre's trademark ultraviolent absurdity and lo-fi extremity. Their sound pushes grindcore into the most grotesque sonic territory.
Valencia, ES · 2014–present · active
Grindcore, crust, and death metal hybrid from Valencia, Spain, delivering chaotic, politically charged extremity since 2014. Their name, Spanish for "The Hunger," captures the desperate, consuming aggression of their genre-blending assault.
Viladecans, ES · 1995–present · active
Doom metal, grindcore, and noise hybrid from Viladecans near Barcelona, with roots stretching back to 1995. Their three-decade career of genre-defying extremity makes them one of Catalonia's most enduring underground acts.
GB · 1985–present · active
Electro Hippies were a thrashcore and early grindcore band formed in St Helens/Wigan, England in 1985, notable for including Jeff Walker — later of Carcass — in their ranks. Their politically charged, blisteringly fast material advocated for animal rights and opposed vivisection, with tracks frequently lasting under a minute. The band recorded a Peel Session in 1987 and released a handful of LPs and EPs before disbanding in 1989, leaving an outsized influence on the emerging crust and grindcore scenes.
Riihimäki, FI · 1967–present · active
Death metal and grindcore act from Riihimaki, Finland. They deliver raw, grinding extremity from southern Finland.
CH · 2003–present · active
Swiss goregrind and death metal institution active since 2003, delivering nauseating blasts of extreme noise with theatrical, horror-tinged imagery. Their long-running tenure makes them one of Switzerland's most established acts in the goregrind genre.
Iisalmi, FI · 2023–present · active
Death metal and grindcore band from Iisalmi in eastern Finland, formed in 2023. They blast punishing extremity from the Savo region.

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