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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Finnish death metal and grindcore band from Tampere, formed in 2022. They deliver bashed-out death-grind from Finland's industrial heartland.
Austin, Texas goregrind act Basic Torture Procedure formed in 2020, operating as an unsigned independent outfit before splitting up and leaving behind a brief run of uncompromising extreme noise.
Portland's Bastard Feast is a ferocious collision of sludge, death metal, grindcore, and crust, channeling social unrest and anarchic politics; they released material on Season of Mist Underground Activists.
Austrian grindcore/death metal trio from Kirchberg an der Pielach featuring Engel Mayr on guitar and vocals, Jürgen Schallauer on bass, and Urge Kirchner on drums. Their releases "Scheiss auf dein Geld" and "Wer das Schlechte nicht ehrt" showcase German-language hardcore punk-infused grind and death metal.
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.
Spanish thrash metal, crossover, and grindcore band from Illueca in Aragon, active since 1991. With over three decades of output, they are one of Spain's longest-running extreme metal acts.
Finnish death metal and grindcore band from Helsinki, formed in 2012. They deliver punishing death-grind from the Finnish capital.
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).
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