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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.
Death-grind act from Włocławek, 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.
Death metal and hardcore band from Glasgow, emerging in 2024. Their 2024 release Whispers of the Blade and 2025 Unfest promo deliver tough, metallic hardcore with an aggressive, confrontational edge from the Scottish underground.
A black/death metal act from Columbus, Ohio active since 2018, with minimal documentation beyond their Metal Archives entry.
A death/doom project from Bristol, Connecticut active since 2020, with no released recordings yet catalogued.
German melodic death metal band from Haltern am See, formed in 2016. They craft oceanic depths of melodic death metal, blending Scandinavian melodicism with German precision.
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