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Founded in Madrid in 1999 by Dave Rotten and David Nigger, Anaëmia was conceived as a pure grindcore project with deliberately concealed member identities. The shroud of anonymity surrounding the project reinforced its commitment to letting the music's brutality speak entirely for itself.
Ancient Malice brings death metal and grindcore from Dublin as of 2025, joining the city's expanding roster of extreme metal acts. Their unapologetically violent name signals the primal savagery at the core of their sonic assault.
Columbia grindcore project from the South Carolina underground.
New York City grindcore project. The inverted nature documentary name captures grind's misanthropic worldview.
Belleville, Illinois grindcore project delivering brief, violent bursts of extremity from the Metro East side of St. Louis. Minimal output, maximum aggression.
Somerset, Massachusetts death metal and grindcore hybrid with three releases since 2021. Named after charged particles, their music carries a similar volatile energy — the provocatively titled Happiness Through Fentanyl pulls no punches about the opioid crisis devastating small-town New England.
Anmod is a brutal death metal and grindcore trio from Curitiba, Paraná, operating in the self-described "death-grinder" tradition. Comprising Johnny R.R. on drums, Hernan on bass and vocals, and Alex W.A. on guitars, the band grew out of the ashes of Fornication and has released at least two full-lengths: "Monstrosity per Defectum" and "Inner Upheavals."
Denver grindcore project from the Colorado underground.
Warwick, Rhode Island grindcore outfit active since 2023. Two releases — Languish In Suffering and Revel in Sin — capture the full spectrum of grindcore's obsession with suffering and transgression in rapid, punishing bursts.
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