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Death-grind act from Bielsko-Biała, Poland, active since 2010. C-4 — named after the explosive — delivers blast-driven grindcore from southern Silesia.
Swedish grindcore act formed in 2013. C.U.N.T. delivers raw, provocative grinding extremity.
Named after the plastic explosive, Boston's C4 began as a powerviolence outfit before shifting into crossover hardcore territory, gaining enough metal credibility to earn a Metal Archives listing on the strength of their release Payback's a Bitch.
Death metal and grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. They channel chaotic grinding extremity from the Catalan underground.
Cabo de Hornos is a death metal and grindcore band from Monteros, Tucumán, Argentina, featuring Alberto on guitar and vocals, Marco on guitar, Francis on bass, and Tigre on drums. The band released their album Let Them Die, a blunt and uncompromising assault that represents the extreme underground of Argentina's northwestern provinces. Their sound sits at the intersection of grinding brutality and death metal heaviness.
Grindcore act from Jena, Germany, active since 2006. They channel chaotic, abrasive extremity through short, intense bursts of grinding fury from the Thuringian university town.
Denver goregrind band Cacaorcass take a comedic approach to extreme metal, centering their themes around chocolate and parody; they appeared on the 2021 A Grindcore Tribute to Nirvana compilation.
Cachorro da Duença is a grindcore band from Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band channels political indignation and social critique — addressing themes of religion, self-management, and human freedom — through short, furious bursts of extreme music. Their releases include the demo "Degradação Humana" (2014) and the split "4 Ways to Grind" (2017), and they have participated in international underground compilations.
Fall River, Massachusetts's Cacophonia have been pushing death metal and grindcore into experimental territory since 2021, representing a dissonant and unconventional voice in the New England underground.
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