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Terre Haute's High Off Anxiety channel exactly what their name implies into a volatile fusion of thrash and grindcore that treats nervous energy as structural material. A new outfit, they bring the cathartic directness that the most effective short-form extreme metal demands.
Brutal death metal and grindcore act from Brno, Czech Republic, active since 2016. Their merciless blend of slam-heavy brutality and grindcore velocity makes for a devastating listening experience.
High School Massacre is a death metal and grindcore band from Curitiba, Brazil, formed in 2011 by Marcelo Mattos and Weliton Lisboa with the explicit aim of writing fast, short songs in the death/grind style. The band self-released a six-song demo in 2012 and followed it with the EP Alienation, recorded at Avant Garde Studio; vocalist Larissa Pires is known for her powerful guttural delivery.
Highblood is a death metal/grindcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2016 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Death metal/grindcore band from Zaragoza, Spain, active since 2008. Nearly two decades of extreme music make them veterans of the Aragonese grindcore underground.
Death metal/grindcore band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2014. Their relentless blast of brutality and grind erupts from the Spanish capital's extreme underground.
Born in the blistering underground of Krasnodar, this goregrind act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2025. Punishing compositions and guttural fury form the core of their sound.
Grindcore band from Nova Paka, Czech Republic, active since 2012. Their short, sharp bursts of sonic annihilation represent the most extreme end of the Czech underground music scene.
Death metal/crust/grindcore band from Osnabruck, Germany, formed in 2022. Their ferocious crossover of death metal, crust punk, and grindcore creates a relentless sonic assault.
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