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Genocidal Terror is an extreme metal act from Antwerp Province blending death metal, black metal, and grindcore into a savage, no-frills assault. Their discography is built largely on splits and EPs, including a four-way split with Grinder Bueno, Buffet Froid, and Assur, plus the Nerve Gas Holocaust EP (2015).
Out of Orange County, California, this Genocide delivers punishing death metal with the dense, suffocating weight that the genre demands. Active since 2013, they traffic in brutality without apology.
Flint, Michigan — a city with no shortage of hard edges — gave rise to this Genocide, a band that fuses thrash velocity with death metal's pulverizing low end. The combination is as unforgiving as you'd expect from the city's industrial decay.
Genocide Doctrine is a death metal and grindcore act from Roskilde, Denmark, formed in 2022, delivering extreme, politically charged metal from the historic Viking city. The band combines death metal's brutality with grindcore's chaotic speed.
Technical deathcore act from Saint Petersburg formed in 2009, fusing intricate musicianship with punishing breakdowns and extreme vocal delivery. Their ambitious approach pushes deathcore beyond its conventional boundaries through progressive-minded complexity.
Washington state's Genocide Pact is a death metal band that hits with the weight of collapsing infrastructure — slow enough to crush, fast enough to disorient. Since 2013, they've built a reputation for relentless, cavern-heavy brutality.
Genocide Terror is a death metal band from Uusimaa, Finland, active since 2015, with releases including the Nerve Gas Holocaust EP and splits with Verpest and Assur among others. Their sound channels relentless, grinding death metal aggression across a steady stream of collaborative and solo releases.
Genocider is a death metal band from Silesia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Silesian death metal.
Brand new to the Los Angeles scene as of 2025, Genocidist wastes no time merging death metal's gore-soaked riffs with grindcore's frantic, sub-minute assault. Expect short songs, maximum violence, and zero filler.
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