The Atrocity Exhibit from Northampton deliver grindcore and death metal named after J.G. Ballard's experimental novel since 2010. Over fifteen years of literary-inspired extremity from the Midlands shoe-capital has channeled avant-garde fiction through relentless blast beats.

The Brood from London deliver a caustic blend of death metal, grindcore, and punk since 2014. Over a decade of parasitic compositions — named after Cronenberg's body-horror film — has produced chaotic, genre-defying extremity.

The Clockwork Deity from Brighton deliver an ambitious fusion of symphonic, technical, brutal death metal, and grindcore since 2017. Their name — suggesting a mechanistic god — drives compositions of divine complexity from the Sussex coast.

The Knuts is a death metal/grindcore band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, formed in 2011. They combine death metal's heaviness with grindcore's chaotic velocity.

The Mad Thrashers from Vannes in Brittany have been delivering thrash metal and grindcore with the unhinged energy their name promises since 2000. Over a quarter century of insane thrashing from the Morbihan coast makes them one of Brittany's longest-running extreme metal acts.

The Now Noise! is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Brake, Germany, formed in 2024. They combine elements of thrash, death metal, and grindcore into a chaotic assault.

The Rotted from London deliver death metal and grindcore with the decomposing intensity their putrefaction-themed name demands since 2013. Over a decade of compositions from the British capital has produced reliably rotten extremity.

The Secret is a blackened crust/grindcore band from Trieste, Italy, active since 2010. They combine black metal darkness with crust punk's raw energy and grindcore's ferocious speed in a genre-defying assault.

The Sickening from Birmingham deliver death metal and grindcore with the nausea-inducing intensity their name demands since 2018. Their Second City base channels the Midlands extreme metal tradition through compositions that turn stomachs.