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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Abruzzo act from Atessa that evolved from grind 'n' roll origins into a death 'n' roll, sludge, and stoner metal hybrid since 2011. Their stylistic evolution reflects a band constantly discovering new ways to channel aggression through groove-laden heaviness.
Rabujos is a grindcore band from Recife, Pernambuco, founded in 1994, making them one of the longest-running acts in the Brazilian grindcore underground. Their catalog includes the 2004 CD Contra Tudo e Contra Todos, the 2015 album Quatro Mil Corpos on Mold Dominion, and the 2017 album Desconforto, alongside numerous splits, including the 2007 five-way split Sinfonia da Desgraça.
Radio Everett is a one-person metal project from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, created and performed entirely by Matheus Everett on guitar and vocals. The project spans grindcore, black metal, and death metal across a prolific Bandcamp discography, including the 2020 album Operação Belford Roxo and the 2024 release Operação Inferno: Belford Roxo, with recurring lyrical focus on Belford Roxo itself.
A Lower Austrian goregrind project driven by sole instrumentalist Louis Simmer and vocalist Azerate Nakamura, Radiologist self-describes their sound as '100% Medically Accurate Brutal Goregrind.' Releases like Subdural Hematoma Removal and A Lethal Dose lean into anatomical horror imagery and relentlessly visceral extreme metal.
Death metal and grindcore outfit from Cattolica on the Adriatic Riviera, active since 2013 and delivering grinding extremity from Italy's seaside resort coast. Their punishing assault combines death metal brutality with grindcore velocity.
Rageous Intent is a grindcore band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. The band delivers relentless blast beats and extreme aggression from the Spanish capital's punk and grind underground.
Raised by Owls is a death metal and grindcore band from Derby in the East Midlands, England, active since 2016. The band delivers extreme metal with grindcore velocity from the Derbyshire city.
Experimental black metal, noise, ambient, and grindcore project from Saint Petersburg, with roots dating to 1995. Three decades of genre-defying extreme music represent one of the most avant-garde acts in the Russian underground.
Rancid Pus is a goregrind/death metal project from Glamsbjerg on the island of Funen in Denmark, formed in 2020. The project delivers visceral extreme music from the Danish countryside.
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