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Death-grind act from Vicenza, formed in 2017. Their approach strips away anything that does not serve the cause of sheer aggression, delivering sub-two-minute salvos of blast beats and guttural fury.
German death metal band from Bonn, formed in 2022. They wield old-school death metal brutality with a medieval edge befitting their namesake weapon.
BASTARÐUR is a death metal and crust punk band from Iceland, formed in 2018 by Sólstafir guitarist and vocalist Aðalbjörn Tryggvason alongside Birgir Jónsson. The project channels the raw energy of Entombed-style Swedish death metal filtered through crust punk and Motörhead-influenced heaviness, with lyrics more antagonistic than Tryggvason's primary work. Their debut album Satan's Loss of Son was released in October 2021 on Season of Mist, featuring guest vocal contributions from Marc Grewe and Alan Averill of Primordial.
Bastiel is a black/death metal trio from Ceará, founded by Thanatuz and Siffus as a garage project rooted in first-wave black metal before evolving into rawer, more extreme territory. Their EP Descendant of Moloch draws from Beherit, Archgoat, Blasphemy, and Brazilian touchstones Sarcófago and Mystifier, channeling occultism and existential esotericism through deliberately primitive, anti-melodic aggression.
Finnish death metal and grindcore band from Helsinki, formed in 2012. They deliver punishing death-grind from the Finnish capital.
South Bend, Indiana's Basura is a death metal act that released material through Reaper Records U.S.A., including the title Ministry of Hate, active in the American underground since 2000.
Raleigh, North Carolina's Basura began as a grindcore outfit before evolving toward death metal/grindcore crossover territory, distinguished by their use of dark humor throughout their work.
Relentless Black / Death / Groove Metal / Grindcore from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
Chicago death metal and grindcore act Bat Eater has been grinding since 2020, tackling themes of satire, paranoia, and coronavirus-era zeitgeist with characteristically vicious brevity.
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