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Vasteras' Suffer the Pain pair death metal and crust punk from the Vastmanland capital since 2012. Over a decade of channeling the endurance of agony into compositions that merge extremity with punk urgency.
Tempe, Arizona black/death metal and crust band formed in 2009, fusing the raw hostility of crust punk with black and death metal extremity in the tradition of the American bestial underground.
Sundering Titan is a black/sludge metal and crust punk band from Great Falls, Montana, formed in 2014, combining the nihilistic fury of crust punk with the corrosive heaviness of black and sludge metal.
Death metal band from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, formed as a trio in 2017 and later expanded to five members. After the limited CD-r EP Morte Alheia (2017) and the debut full-length Clasta (2019), the band released Dawn of Cursed Souls on April 24, 2021 through the Chinese label Awakening Records, shifting from deathgrind roots toward a Swedish death metal style influenced by Dismember and Unleashed.
Sutus channel thrash, black metal, and crust from San Martin de la Vega south of Madrid, creating a volatile multi-genre hybrid. Active since 2014, they bring crossover fury to the greater Madrid underground.
Flagstaff, Arizona band formed in 2013 that fuses black metal, sludge, crust punk, and hardcore into a raw, confrontational sound that reflects the chaotic energy of the desert Southwest's DIY underground.
Los Angeles-based Swartwoud has operated since 2013 at the intersection of black metal, sludge, and crust punk, with an ambient undercurrent running through their abrasive, lo-fi recordings.
Swath combine death metal, doom metal, and crust from Berlin, cutting a wide path through multiple aggressive genres simultaneously. Active since 2018, they bring scything intensity to the German capital's diverse extreme underground.
California's Swine Infection blends black metal and crust punk into a raw, anarchic sound, active since 2012 and rooted in the lo-fi, DIY tradition common to both genres.
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