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Featured Album
Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Death metal/grindcore project from Heinola in southern Finland, formed in 2024 and delivering raw, punishing extremity. Their Finnish city-referencing name roots their sound in the small-town Nordic underground.
Active in Arnhem since 2014, this Dutch act forges Death Metal and Grindcore built on weaponized brevity delivering maximum aggression in minimum time. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Dortmund-based sludge/death metal/grindcore outfit formed in 2018, delivering a filthy fusion of the heaviest extreme metal subgenres. Their confrontational name matches their uncompromising approach to sonic punishment.
Proof that the underground never sleeps, this death metal and grindcore act from Kristinehamn traffics in microsecond-length blasts of noise and fury. Since 2011, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Thrash metal, grindcore, and hardcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2010. Operating from the epicenter of Swedish extreme metal, they deliver a ferocious crossover of thrash speed, grind blasts, and hardcore aggression.
Grindcore band from Donostia-San Sebastian in the Basque Country, active since 2010 and delivering punishing, blast-beat-driven extremity. Their decade-plus output represents the most abrasive end of the Basque underground.
Horror-oriented grindcore quartet from Brno, Czech Republic, with a catalog spanning releases like Tromaville, Cluster Headache, and Sila imaginace. Their B-movie-inspired approach pairs punishing grindcore blasts with a tongue-in-cheek horror aesthetic.
Thrash metal/grindcore band from Epinal in the Vosges mountains, active since 2016 and weaving chaos through punishing, high-speed compositions. Their name means "chaos weaver," fitting their relentless sonic assault.
Crossover thrash and punk band with grindcore influences from the small Swedish town of Skoghall, active since 2007. Their long-running project blends hardcore punk energy with thrash velocity and grind blasts.
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