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Abjured merges grindcore with death metal from Halle an der Saale in Saxony-Anhalt since 2011. Their name, meaning 'renounced under oath,' captures the sworn intensity of their punishing, blast-beat-driven extremity.
Ablach merges crust punk, death metal, and grindcore from Aberdeen since 2015, creating a volatile three-way collision of extreme styles from Scotland's Granite City. Their Scottish Gaelic name adds cultural depth to their aggressive punk-metal hybrid.
Abnormal Sickness creates death metal and grindcore from Katowice in Upper Silesia since 2011. From the industrial heartland of Poland, they channel the region's coal-and-steel heritage into grinding extremity.
Abnormyndeffect delivers grindcore and death metal from Chișinău, Moldova's capital, since 2003. Over two decades of activity, they have established themselves as one of the most enduring extreme metal acts in a country with a small but dedicated scene.
Long-running Texas extreme metal from Amarillo founded by Ramon Cazares. Blends death metal with black metal, thrash, groove, and grind.
Aborted Earth has ground out punishing grindcore from Dublin since 2018, channeling ecological dread and societal collapse through blastbeats and microsecond-length song structures. Their name captures the apocalyptic fury that defines their brief but devastating compositions.
Abortion delivers death metal, crust, and grindcore from Nitra since 1997. Nearly three decades from this western Slovak city, they have produced one of the country's most enduring extreme metal legacies.
A death metal and grindcore band from Brasília formed in 2017, operating in the tradition of Brazilian extreme metal with the short, brutal blasts characteristic of the grind style. Working out of the country's capital — less historically prominent in extreme metal than São Paulo or Belo Horizonte — the band contributes to a growing underground scene in the city.
Milford, Connecticut grindcore, hardcore punk, and powerviolence project. A trio of aggressive genres from small-town Connecticut.
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