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Ass Burners has been fusing black metal, death metal, and grindcore from Lille since 2003, their deliberately provocative name signaling a project that values transgression alongside extremity. Over two decades of genre-crossing mayhem from northern France reflect enduring commitment.
Ass Flavour is a death/grindcore band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, active since 2005 and known for gore-drenched splatter-death metal in the tradition of Carcass, Pungent Stench, and Cannibal Corpse. Their 2015 album Dirty Procedure showcases ultra-fast drumming and multi-timbred growling vocals alongside pathological themes, and members have since branched into related projects including the death/black metal act Impugnant.
New York grindcore act living up to their name with blunt-force sonic punishment, contributing to the city's long tradition of extreme, boundary-pushing heavy music.
Assiette grinds from Montpellier since 2024, their French word for "plate" adding absurdist humor to their grindcore assault. The project embodies the genre's tradition of combining extreme music with provocative silliness.
Assur is a one-man grindcore and death metal project from Brasschaat, Antwerp, Belgium, formed in 2004. The project has appeared on the Deathmetal.be sampler series, including the track "Morphogenetic Stomache Medley" on the Face Your Underground 6 compilation via Rotten to the Core Agency.
Manchester's Astral Church emerged in 2023 with a ferocious hybrid of death metal and grindcore, delivering short, savage bursts of blasting intensity and guttural carnage. Their sound is chaotic and uncompromising, channelling the city's rich tradition of extreme music.
Atara fuses black metal with grindcore from the Charente capital of Angoulême since 2009, creating a volatile hybrid that draws from both genres' most aggressive tendencies. Over fifteen years of genre-crossing extremity reflect deep roots in western France's underground.
Rochester, New York grindcore project with fourteen releases since 2012, including two separate 24-hour albums recorded in single sessions. Named after the Greek goddess of mischief, their prolific, time-constrained approach to recording produces some of the most spontaneous extreme music in Western New York.
Atentado delivers grindcore from Lisbon since 2011. Their Portuguese name meaning 'attack' or 'assault' drives blastbeat-laden compositions of compressed violence from the capital.
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