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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Death metal/crust band from Ceske Budejovice, active since 2016 with releases including the album Propast and appearances on South Bohemian compilations. Their Swahili-named project merges death metal's brutality with crust punk's raw energy.
Grindcore/crust punk project from Spain, formed in 2023 and delivering brief, punishing bursts of extreme sonic violence. Their cadaverous name signals the rotting, decomposed aesthetic of their grinding assault.
British sludge/black metal/crust band from Bristol, fusing three strains of aggression since 2014. Their volatile blend of sludge weight, black metal fury, and crust punk rawness creates a uniquely abrasive sound.
Welsh thrash metal and crust punk band from Bridgend, merging thrash speed with crust's raw punk energy since 2008. Their nearly two decades of activity mark them as veterans of the Welsh extreme scene.
Ukrainian raw black metal/crust band from Kharkiv, merging blackened hostility with punk rawness since 2016. Their nihilistic name channels the bleak, desperate energy of their volatile hybrid from Ukraine's embattled east.
Italian black/sludge metal and crust band from Stazzema in Lucca, fusing three strains of aggression since 2013. Their Tuscan roots bring a regional character to their volatile blend of blackened sludge and crust punk.
Greek black metal/crust punk band from Corinth, newly formed in 2025 and fusing blackened fury with punk rawness. Their name, meaning 'twilight,' captures the liminal darkness of their hybrid sound.
Mace Head is a black/doom metal and crust band from Ostrava, Czech Republic, active since 2019 with a discography spanning demos, splits, and EPs including "Jötun" and "DAMÄLOG." Their sound fuses the raw nihilism of crust punk with the oppressive weight of black and doom metal.
Madest is a Russian grindcore/grindcrust band from Bryansk. Their 2019 album 'Glitch' packs sixteen tracks of short, punishing intensity — none exceeding three minutes — blending grindcore with crust and hardcore punk aggression.
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