Matraque is a sludge, death, and doom metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 2013 that grinds through low-tuned, punishing heaviness. Their approach layers crushing sludge grooves with death-doom weight, carving out a suffocating sonic space within the Belarusian underground.

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A grindcore project from Italy, Mattatoio — meaning 'slaughterhouse' — has been delivering short, brutal compositions since 2015. The project channels the visceral imagery of its name into rapid-fire blasts of noise.

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