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Spazmic is a brutal death metal and goregrind band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2008, operating at the extreme end of the underground with dense, abrasive recordings that blend the gore-splattered imagery and brutality of the genre's most uncompromising practitioners.
Species Splicer is a Lynnwood, Washington band formed in 2017 that operates in the overlapping territory of blackened brutal death metal and deathcore. Their sound grafts the chromatic density and guttural extremity of brutal death metal onto deathcore's breakdown-heavy architecture, with black metal atmosphere woven throughout.
Spinal Deformation deal in brutal death metal from the German underground, their orthopedic-horror name reflecting the genre's tradition of medical grotesquerie. Formed in 2023, they bring bone-twisting brutality to the extreme scene.
Spinal Fluid is a Minneapolis slam and brutal death metal band formed in 2025, focused on the pit-ready downtuned breakdowns and guttural extremity that define the slam subgenre.
Spinal Stenosis unleash brutal death metal from Madrid, their medical-condition name reflecting the genre's tradition of pathological horror. Active since 2017, they bring clinical brutality to the Spanish capital's extreme scene.
Ripping Brutal Death Metal / Grindcore from El Paso.
Splatter Analyst is a California slam and brutal death metal band formed in 2024, built on crushing breakdowns, guttural vocals, and the low-tuned brutality that defines the modern slam aesthetic.
Splattered is a brutal death metal band from Fremont, California, formed in 2012, delivering technically precise and viscerally punishing brutal death with deep roots in the Bay Area's extreme metal scene.
Splattered Cadaver is a brutal death metal band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, formed in 2001, making them one of the longer-running acts in the Midwest brutal death underground with a career spanning over two decades.
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