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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Crust punk and grindcore band from Prague, Czech Republic, formed in 2011. They deliver raw, politically charged extremity at the intersection of hardcore punk's fury and grindcore's velocity.
Blackened crust punk band from Bristol, England, formed in 2020. They fuse black metal darkness with crust punk's raw fury from the West Country.
Oakland death metal and crust punk band fusing the grime of hardcore punk with the brutality of extreme metal. Their Bay Area edge gives their music a raw, street-level ferocity.
Los Angeles black metal and crust punk act fusing the rawness of both scenes into a filthy, anarchic racket that sounds like it was recorded in a squat and played through broken equipment on purpose. The LA underground grime comes through in every note.
Austin's County Hell splice black metal fury with crust punk nihilism and death metal weight, playing music that sounds like it was made outdoors and after dark. They're part of Austin's active extreme underground and bring a raw, combative energy to every release.
Columbus duo fusing abrasive crust punk with primitive black metal into something genuinely ugly and confrontational. Short, caustic bursts of noise that leave no room for comfort.
Crust punk and grindcore band from Granada, Spain, formed in 2020. They fuse the political fury of crust with grindcore's chaotic velocity from the Andalusian city.
Baltimore duo fusing the raw filth of crust punk with sludge metal's lumbering brutality. Their sound is abrasive and uncompromising, carved out of the Chesapeake DIY underground.
Crust-death metal band from Patras, Greece, emerging in 2025. They fuse crust punk fury with death metal aggression from the Peloponnese.
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