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Atlanta's Clot emerged from the pandemic-era underground in 2022, channeling frustration into a grinding blend of grindcore, death metal, and powerviolence. Their debut LP Grief Tethers on Terminus Hate City Records establishes them as one of the city's most vicious new acts.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan's Cloud Rat are one of the most restless and vital grindcore bands in the US, folding black metal, doom, shoegaze, and hardcore punk into their relentlessly political and emotionally raw attack. Signed to Artoffact Records, the trio have spent over a decade releasing a staggering volume of splits, EPs, and full-lengths that refuse easy categorization.
Cincinnati's Clouded merge grindcore's speed with sludge metal's suffocating weight, drawing from a web of overlapping Ohio underground projects. Their early releases, including a 2016 split with Ethicist, showcase a band comfortable in filth.
Grindcore and sludge band from London, active since 2012. They deliver abrasive, chaotic extremity from the English capital.
Grind-groove-thrash band from Glasgow, Scotland, active since 2012. They blend grinding chaos with groove and thrash from Scotland's largest city.
Death metal and grindcore project from Mons, Belgium, the brainchild of prolific multi-instrumentalist Deha, who also performs in Enthroned and numerous other acts. Their 'Power Violence' trilogy was created with chaotic intensity, with Volume III recorded in just 2.5 hours at Opus Magnum Studio in Brussels.
A St. Louis death metal and grindcore act, Coagulating operate deep within the underground, where blunt brutality and noise collide. Their existence is largely undocumented beyond their regional scene presence.
Death metal and grindcore band from Redhill in Surrey, England, formed in 2022. They deliver provocative, abrasive extremity.
Grindcore band from Leeds, England, formed in 2023. They deliver chaotic grinding fury from Yorkshire.
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