Technical and melodic death metal band with grindcore elements from the Krkonoše Mountains of the Czech Republic. Their self-titled 2025 debut packs seven tracks into nineteen minutes of aggressive, forest-themed metal described as spores that "will infest your ears."

Death metal and grindcore band from Reading, England active since 2012. Wrench merges death metal's brutality with grindcore's short, explosive bursts from the Thames Valley.

Xenocide is a death/thrash metal and grindcore band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2011. They deliver a relentless fusion of death metal brutality, thrash metal velocity, and grindcore chaos, representing the extreme end of Ireland's metal underground.

Goregrind band from Viareggio, Italy, formed in 2012. The band delivers short, visceral bursts of goregrind brutality with the tongue-in-cheek aesthetics typical of the genre, contributing to Italy's long-standing tradition of extreme grindcore.

Grindcore band from Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, formed in 2018. They deliver short, brutal bursts of grindcore fury in the tradition of the Czech extreme music underground.

Black metal and grindcore band from Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, originally formed in 1995 under the name Gravity. Featuring members with ties to Ingrowing and Isacaarum, the band evolved from early black metal into grindcore territory, with releases including "The Forgotten Past" and "Wardenclyffe."

Zachlapany Szczypior is a goregrind band from Włocławek, Poland, formed in 2020. Their absurdist approach is inspired by "contemporary village issues, dead farm animals, construction machinery, and shared trips to garden plots," delivering irreverent grindcore chaos.

Zaprti Oddelek is a grindcore/crust punk band from Slovenia, formed in 2013. Their albums feature rapid-fire blasts recorded across Ljubljana and Nova Gorica, with physical releases distributed through multiple international underground labels.

Zeit Geist is a grindcore band from Turin, Italy, formed in 2021. They deliver rapid-fire blasts of grinding intensity from the heart of northern Italy's extreme music scene.