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HIV is a grindcore act from Gdynia, Poland, active since 2018 and delivering chaotic, ferocious bursts of extreme music at breakneck velocity. The project channels the genre's most frenzied and violent impulses.
Vicious death metal/grindcore emanating from Dubnica nad Váhom, active since 2017 within Slovakia's metal scene. Cavernous production and rhythmic complexity define their death metal approach.
Hobbling is a death metal/goregrind band from France, active since 2020 and delivering uncompromising extremity through crushing riffs and guttural vocals. The project channels the relentless brutality of the genre.
Brutal death metal/grindcore band from Barcelona, Spain, active since 2012. Their merciless blend of slam-heavy brutality and grindcore velocity erupts from the Catalan extreme underground.
Death metal/grindcore band from Estepona, Spain, active since 2000. A quarter century of gore-drenched extremity from the Costa del Sol makes them one of Spain's most enduring grind acts.
Homeostase is a Brazilian grindcore band formed in 2022. They released their debut EP A Procura de Material Humano in August 2022, a six-track effort with tracks including Fase Terminal, As Viudas de Nagasaki e Hiroshima, and Progresso do Regresso.
Venomous Avant-garde Black Metal, Grindcore from Dallas.
Death metal/grindcore band from Murcia, Spain, active since 2016. Their ferocious blast of brutality and grind erupts from the Murcian underground.
Homúnculo is a death metal and grindcore band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active since 2004. The band has appeared on Brazilian grindcore compilations, contributing tracks such as "O Jardim," "A Resposta," and "Nos Somos A Violencia" to the Horrendous Grindcore Freak Compilation series.
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