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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Slamentable deal in slam, brutal death metal, and goregrind from Betera near Valencia, combining the most extreme subgenres with the pun-loving humor of their name. Formed in 2020, they bring lamentable brutality to the Valencian extreme scene.
Slon grind through short, explosive bursts from Bonn, channeling grindcore's tradition of maximum intensity in minimum time. Active since 2018, they bring chaotic aggression to the former German capital.
Slugbeast grind goregrind from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2019. Their mollusk-monster portmanteau channels the grotesquerie of slug-creature hybrids into compositions of anonymous, compact extremity.
Slund merge sludge, doom, and grindcore from an undisclosed Slovenian location since 2017. Their sludge-derived truncation channels the compressed weight of corrosive metal into compositions of anonymous, genre-crossing heaviness.
Smirnoff blast through death metal and grindcore from the tiny Thuringian village of Frauenpriessnitz, proving that extreme metal can emerge from even the most obscure German hamlets. Active since 2012, their vodka-brand name adds absurdist humor to their grinding assault.
Sneezing Pus grind through goregrind from the Spanish underground, channeling the subgenre's trademark grotesque humor and sonic extremity. Formed in 2019, they bring bodily-fluid-themed brutality to the Iberian extreme scene.
Socialistik Primer grind through grindcore from Hameenlinna, channeling political ideology through short, explosive compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring politically charged extremity to the southern Finnish scene.
Solvent Abuse deal in death metal and grindcore from Berlin, their chemical-huffing name reflecting the toxic intensity of their extreme output. Formed in 2020, they bring caustic aggression to the German capital's underground.
Sonic Poison blast through grindcore and death metal from Tampere, delivering toxic, short-burst compositions. Active since 2016, they bring venomous sonic intensity to the Pirkanmaa underground.
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