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Thrash/grindcore band from São Paulo, formed in 1989 and named after two sisters from the neighbourhood where the founding members lived. After disbanding in 2002, they reunited in 2015 and signed to Cogumelo Records, releasing Back From Hell (2023) — their first studio album in 24 years, featuring guest appearances from Mayara Puertas of Torture Squad and Henrique Fogaça of Oitão — followed by the live album Massacre em Lorena (2024), recorded at Ferrovia Estúdio in Lorena, São Paulo.
North Carolina's Signs of Decay lean into the most punishing end of the death metal spectrum, blending brutal death and grindcore in short, merciless bursts of extremity since their 2023 formation.
Spread across multiple towns in the Pyrenean foothills including Tarbes, Pau, Lourdes, and Montrejeau, Sihtu has been fusing progressive death metal with grindcore since 2009. Their geographically dispersed lineup reflects the collaborative spirit of southern France's metal underground.
Sikiokuolema (Finnish for "Stillbirth") grind through goregrind from Jyvaskyla, channeling the subgenre's most disturbing themes. Formed in 2022, they bring obstetric horror to the central Finnish underground.
Silent Grinders deal in death metal and grindcore from Catalonia, channeling extreme aggression through short, brutal compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring grinding intensity to the Catalan underground.
Sistema Kanibal is a death metal and grindcore band from Santiago, Chile whose lyrical themes center on politics, war, and violence. The band released the promo EP Ejércitos del Odio and have been active in Santiago's underground extreme metal scene.
Charleston, South Carolina death metal and grindcore band active since 2009, delivering short, punishing blasts of savagery in the tradition of Southern underground extremity. Their name carries a sardonic religious undertone that suits the irreverent violence of grind.
Skabeater is an Appleton, Wisconsin death metal and grindcore outfit formed in 2020, weaponizing blast beats and brutish low-tuned riffs into compact bursts of controlled sonic violence. They occupy the grinding edge where goregrind sensibility meets old-school death metal ugliness.
Skag is a Dayton, Ohio brutal death metal and grindcore band formed in 2022, delivering punishing low-end heaviness punctuated by grind-tempo blasting and guttural vocal extremity. They represent the working-class Midwest underground tradition of no-frills, no-mercy extreme metal.
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