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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Filthy Christians is a death/thrash metal/grindcore band from Falun in the Dalarna region, active since 1990. Over three decades from the historic copper-mining city, they have maintained a commitment to grinding extreme metal that predates many of Sweden's better-known acts.
Final Heartbeat is a goregrind/hardcore band from Kaiserslautern, Germany, formed in 2022. The band merges the short, explosive blasts of goregrind with the raw energy of hardcore.
Finally Doomsday is a death/thrash and grindcore band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2011. The band has released at least two recordings available through their Bandcamp page, including the split Healed for Today / Guess What? and the full-length Post Nuclear Armageddon. Their sound draws on the crossover traditions of extreme metal that have long been rooted in the Brazilian south.
FinDuMonde is a grindcore band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, active since 2006. They released their full-length album "Licantropía" as a CD in 2012, establishing them as a consistent presence in the Buenos Aires extreme underground scene.
First to Die is a grindcore/hardcore band from Kyiv, Ukraine, formed in 2023. They deliver short, violent bursts of grindcore and hardcore from the Ukrainian capital.
Fiscales Muertos is a grindcore and crust punk band from Punta Alta, Argentina, formed by four members — Atrofius on vocals, Yoni on guitar, Chinok on bass, and Gomez on drums. The band released a self-titled EP available on their Bandcamp page, playing fast and raw noise-driven punk metal.
Fitcage is a death metal/grindcore band from Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan, formed in 2014. They deliver extreme metal from one of Russia's most culturally diverse cities, where Tatar and Russian traditions converge on the Volga.
Flatulence is a goregrind-turned-death metal/grindcore band from Moscow, formed in 2018. Their evolution from pure goregrind to more structured death metal reflects a maturing approach to extreme music while maintaining visceral intensity.
Flaying is a brutal death metal/grindcore project from Riga, Latvia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest wave of Baltic extreme metal, channeling the raw aggression of grindcore and brutal death metal from the Latvian capital.
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