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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Sludge, doom, and grindcore band from Faversham in Kent, England, active since 2022 and delivering unmerciful sonic terror through an unusual genre combination. Their sound blends the crushing weight of sludge-doom with grindcore's explosive brevity.
Helsinki-based grindcore band active since 2012, whose Finnish name translates to 'Forgotten Future,' delivering blisteringly fast extreme music. Their sound channels the politically charged energy of grindcore through Finnish-language lyrics.
Legendary grindcore pioneers from Broseley, Shropshire, originally formed in 1987 as part of the foundational wave of British grindcore. Their historic significance places them alongside the genre's earliest innovators from the UK underground.
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from Lille in northern France, active since 2010 and delivering relentless extremity. Their sound combines grindcore's blistering tempos with brutal death metal's guttural depth.
Blackened grindcore, noise, and death metal project from Belfast, Northern Ireland, active since 2015 and evolving from early grindcore-noise toward blackened death metal. Their confrontational sound reflects Belfast's growing reputation for extreme metal.
Death metal and grindcore band from O Carballino in Galicia, Spain, delivering devastating extremity since 2013. Their sound combines the grinding blasts and brevity of grindcore with death metal's structural depth and guttural vocals.
Grindcore band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2023 and delivering short, explosive bursts of extreme music. Their sound channels grindcore's trademark blast beats and abrasive intensity from one of Finland's most metal-dense cities.
Brutal death metal and grindcore band from Alessandria in Piedmont, Italy, active since 2022. Their sound combines the grinding extremity of both genres into a relentless display of sonic violence.
Death metal and grindcore band from Scotland, active since 2023 and delivering rapid-fire extremity with a whimsical twist suggested by their playful name. Their sound combines grinding intensity with Scottish irreverence.
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