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Divine (2024)
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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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The Now Noise! is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Brake, Germany, formed in 2024. They combine elements of thrash, death metal, and grindcore into a chaotic assault.
Evansville, Indiana death metal/grindcore outfit formed in 2016, combining the gut-punch brutality of grindcore with the riff density and darkness of death metal in the tradition of the American underground. Their Bandcamp presence keeps them rooted in the DIY extreme metal circuit.
The Red Chord formed in Revere, Massachusetts in 1999 and carved out a distinctive position in extreme metal by combining death metal brutality, grindcore velocity, and metallic hardcore chaos in a way that presaged the deathcore genre before that term solidified. Their 2002 debut Fused Together in Revolving Doors introduced a fanbase to their erratic, high-density approach, and Clients (2005) sold over 50,000 copies in the United States. Prey for Eyes (2007) and Fed Through the Teeth Machine (2009) both charted on the Billboard 200. After a period of inactivity beginning around 2015, the band returned to live performance in 2022.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina death metal and grindcore outfit founded in 2013, specializing in the short, savage burst of sonic violence that the genre demands. Their approach leans into pulverizing downtuned riffs and relentless drum work with minimal concern for subtlety.
The Rotted from London deliver death metal and grindcore with the decomposing intensity their putrefaction-themed name demands since 2013. Over a decade of compositions from the British capital has produced reliably rotten extremity.
The Secret is a blackened crust/grindcore band from Trieste, Italy, active since 2010. They combine black metal darkness with crust punk's raw energy and grindcore's ferocious speed in a genre-defying assault.
The Sickening from Birmingham deliver death metal and grindcore with the nausea-inducing intensity their name demands since 2018. Their Second City base channels the Midlands extreme metal tradition through compositions that turn stomachs.
Relentless Technical Grindcore / Mathcore from Allen.
Tulsa's The Unstable emerged in 2022 with a collision of death metal, grindcore, and industrial metal — a relentlessly punishing combination that replaces nuance with mechanical brutality. The industrial elements give their grind a cold, machine-like quality that distinguishes them from straight death-grind peers.
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