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Blasphemous Death / Black Metal / Grindcore from San Antonio.
Firmly rooted in grindcore, this Italian actfrom Apulia delivers blast-beat saturation and screaming vocals in sub-minute bursts without compromise. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Death metal and grindcore act from Getafe near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2025. They deliver raw extremity from the southern suburbs of the Spanish capital.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels death metal and grindcore with a focus on microsecond-length blasts of noise and fury. Formed in 2018, based in Bolzano, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Rzeszów, Poland — brutal death metal, death metal, and grindcore of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2021, they deal in percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Long Beach's Eskupe delivers death metal and grindcore from the heart of the LA underground, built fast, loud, and nasty with the kind of no-frills execution that prioritizes impact over technicality. Active since 2012, the band has kept its approach direct and its edge intact.
Practitioners of black metal, death metal, and grindcore, this Italian outfit from Milan has been refining their craft since 2018. Their sound hinges on weaponized brevity delivering maximum aggression in minimum time, delivered with unwavering intensity.
Espancando Cristo is a grindcore and crust punk band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2013 and known for blasphemous and satirical lyrical content. The band released their debut demo "Jesus Pop Star" in 2014, a 17-track recording featuring original compositions alongside covers of Magrudergrind and Industrial Holocaust. They followed up with the release "CAOS!" in 2017 and returned to activity in 2025 after a hiatus.
Grindcore/death metal band from the Lisbon/Portimão axis of Portugal, launched in 2025. Their sound fuses grindcore's blasting intensity with death metal's heaviness from both the Portuguese capital and the Algarve coast.
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