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A death metal and grindcore act from Ransart in Hainaut, M.A.D. operate in the Belgian underground where the extreme end of the spectrum has historically produced some of Europe's most uncompromising music. The band release material independently through Bandcamp, keeping their output within the no-frills tradition of European death-grind.
M.D.K. is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1997 by core members Thales Zago (guitars/vocals), André Lazarini (drums/bass), and Boca (vocals). The trio released three studio albums—"Splatterguts" (2005), "Cuntanasia" (2009), and "Into the Pussymorgue" (2012)—alongside a prolific run of splits with international goregrind acts including Malignant Tumour, Kadaverficker, and Rotten Penetration.
M.D.U. is a grindcore and death metal band from Perpignan, France, formed in 2018. They deliver rapid-fire grindcore-death extremity from the French-Spanish border region.
A death metal and grindcore act from Cagliari in Sardinia, Machescazo has been grinding out visceral extremity since 2009. The band channels the island's fierce independent spirit into punishing compositions.
Machetazo was a legendary Spanish death metal and grindcore act from A Coruña in Galicia, one of the most important bands in the history of Spanish extreme music. The band delivered visceral, grinding extremity throughout their career, earning a devoted international following.
Mad Billy is a solo grindcore project from Catanduva, São Paulo state, Brazil, launched in 2023 by the multi-instrumentalist known as Billy Grind. The project's debut release, the nine-track EP A Raw Tale Mad Max (2023), was conceived as a tribute to George Miller's Mad Max universe, with Billy Grind handling all instruments, vocals, mixing, and mastering himself.
Madest is a Russian grindcore/grindcrust band from Bryansk. Their 2019 album 'Glitch' packs sixteen tracks of short, punishing intensity — none exceeding three minutes — blending grindcore with crust and hardcore punk aggression.
Visalia's Maggot Colony have been fusing death metal brutality with grindcore brevity since 2006, delivering short blasts of California-grown filth with relentless energy. Two decades in, their approach remains as single-minded and caustic as ever.
A death metal, grindcore, and goregrind act from Coventry, Maggot Erotica revels in the most repulsive end of extreme music since 2018. The band delivers grotesque, blast-driven compositions with the deliberately offensive aesthetic the genre demands.
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