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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Växjö grindcore veterans delivering absurdist, tongue-in-cheek blasting since the late 1990s. Their humorous lyrical approach and relentless blast beats have made them one of Sweden's most enduring grindcore acts.
Spanish grindcore band from Cantabria, formed in 2016. They deliver surgical blasts of grindcore from northern Spain.
Moscow-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2019, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Self-described "Farmgrind" trio from Tyrol, Austria, blending goregrind and death metal with absurdist agricultural humor under the motto "Von Bauern für Bauern." Their 2018 debut "Zombie Cows from Outer Space" packs 18 tracks of comedic extreme metal with farming-themed chaos.
Oxfordshire grindcore band formed in 2006, delivering an uncompromising mix of thrash, death, and ferocious grind. Their extensive catalog from Lamb of Sacrifice through To Grind and Pound pairs heavy grooves with blast beats and chaotic intensity.
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Black metal and grindcore project from Watford, formed in 2019. They fuse the raw extremity of black metal with grindcore's breakneck velocity.
German brutal death metal and grindcore band from the Merzig-Wadern district, formed in 2025. They bring new extremity to the Saarland metal underground.
Blast Bitch is a Buenos Aires death metal and grindcore trio featuring vocalist Constanza Liberte, drummer Arihell Ledo Agüero, and guitarist Pely Macchi. Their 2019 debut album Sociedad Manipulada — recorded at Tribal Record in Ramos Mejía — delivers 11 tracks addressing police repression, violence against women, and institutional corruption.
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