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The Knuts is a death metal/grindcore band from Frankfurt an der Oder, Germany, formed in 2011. They combine death metal's heaviness with grindcore's chaotic velocity.
The Mad Thrashers from Vannes in Brittany have been delivering thrash metal and grindcore with the unhinged energy their name promises since 2000. Over a quarter century of insane thrashing from the Morbihan coast makes them one of Brittany's longest-running extreme metal acts.
The Noise Bastards are a death metal and grindcore band from Arica, Chile, active since 2013 and signed to House Gore Records. The band released their debut full-length No más dios in 2020, with lyrical themes addressing social issues and politics, and have since recorded live albums documenting performances in Chile and Peru.
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.
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