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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Czech death metal and grindcore act from Kroměříž, formed in 2016, with a discography spanning several demos and EPs of goregrind-infused extremity. Their output includes releases like the Hodný řidič EP and the demo Tělo.
Lendava-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2011, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
Benefactor was a death metal and grindcore band from Suzano, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2011 until their split-up. The band operated in the extreme metal underground of the greater São Paulo area, blending the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of grindcore. They self-released material through Bandcamp during their active years.
French extreme metal band from Saint-Étienne, active since 2011, whose sound evolved from black/death metal toward brutal death metal and grindcore. They have become one of the most recognized acts in the French brutal death metal scene.
Benümb were a grindcore and powerviolence band from the San Francisco Bay Area, formed in 1994 in Millbrae, California. Their debut full-length Soul of the Martyr (1998) was a chaotic and highly regarded document of the West Coast powerviolence scene, and the band maintained their intensity through Withering Strands of Hope (2000) and By Means of Upheaval (2003) on Relapse Records before disbanding in 2006. Several members went on to form Agenda of Swine.
Olsztyn-based grindcore outfit active since 2018, delivering ferocious blasts of fury that leave no room for conventional song structures. Their compositions compress maximum aggression into minimal running times.
Finnish death/thrash metal and grindcore band from Tampere, active since 2008. With nearly two decades of friendship-forged extremity, they deliver death-grind with tongue-in-cheek camaraderie.
Grindcore act from Lisbon, formed in 2019. Their music exists in a state of perpetual detonation, packing blast beats and screamed vocals into compositions that rarely exceed the two-minute mark.
Ufa-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2016, blasting through short, ferocious compositions that marry death metal's low-end churn with grindcore's frenetic speed. Their music operates at maximum intensity with minimal patience for subtlety.
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