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Narrative (Instrumental) (2022)
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L'Envol (2024)
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Depravity Favours the Bold (2016)
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Bilbao grindcore act formed in 2020, delivering savage brevity from the industrial heart of the Basque Country. Their medically themed approach pairs well with grindcore's tradition of clinical, dissective extremity.
London's Olivia Neutered John — named with characteristically British dark humor — delivers a grinding assault of death metal and grindcore. Their short, sharp bursts of violence combine guttural brutality with punk-inflected speed and chaotic energy.
Eboli grindcore act from Campania, active since 2015. Named after a nuclear disaster, their grindcore delivers similarly explosive, short-burst devastation from southern Italy's Cilento coast.
Athens' One of These Days grinds through an uncompromising fusion of death metal and grindcore, delivering short, sharp bursts of controlled chaos. Their aggressive approach channels the intensity of early Napalm Death and Terrorizer.
Grindcore band from Požega, Croatia, active since 2017. Named after Japanese demons, the project delivers high-velocity grindcore from the Slavonian town.
Phoenix grindcore and death metal outfit Oozing attack with the kind of blistering, sun-baked aggression you'd expect from the Arizona desert — short, violent, and utterly without mercy. Their blasts hit like heat shimmering off asphalt at noon in July.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal / Grindcore from San Antonio.
Optofobia is a grindcore band from Merida, Venezuela. Active since at least 2014, they have released a series of EPs including "Corporotocracia" (2014), "Existencia en decadencia" (2015), and "Hacia el matadero" (2019), as well as splits with international acts like Dalle Killers and Nastiness.
Atwater, California's Organ Harvester arrived in 2024 playing brutal death metal and goregrind with all the subtlety the name implies — grotesque, blasting, and surgically relentless. Central Valley brutality at its most visceral.
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