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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Spanish death metal and grindcore band from San Juan de la Rambla on Tenerife, formed in 2013. They deliver psychedelic-tinged death-grind from the volcanic Canary Islands.
Death-grind act from Rome, formed in 2013. Their approach strips away anything that does not serve the cause of sheer aggression, delivering sub-two-minute salvos of blast beats and guttural fury.
Arruda dos Vinhos-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2013, 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.
Solo sesh grind project from Leeds, created by James Purple of Cranial Discharge in 2018. The debut Lords of the Sesh delivers six tracks of chaotic goregrind and slam with deliberately absurdist, party-fuelled humor and unintelligible vocals.
French death metal and grindcore band from Lyon, formed in 2013. They deliver serial-killer-themed death-grind from France's gastronomic capital.
Grindcore act from 't Harde, formed in 2026. Their music exists in a state of perpetual detonation, packing blast beats and screamed vocals into compositions that rarely exceed the two-minute mark.
Växjö grindcore veterans delivering absurdist, tongue-in-cheek blasting since the late 1990s. Their humorous lyrical approach and relentless blast beats have made them one of Sweden's most enduring grindcore acts.
Spanish grindcore band from Cantabria, formed in 2016. They deliver surgical blasts of grindcore from northern Spain.
Moscow-based death metal/grindcore outfit active since 2019, 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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