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Bacteria is a heavy/thrash metal band from San José, Entre Ríos, Argentina, active since 1999. The band appeared on the 2009 compilation "2dos. Puro Metal" released by Kodigo Rojo Records out of Concordia, Entre Ríos, one of the few regional metal labels documenting the underground scene in that province.
Spanish grindcore band from Badalona near Barcelona, formed in 2013. They deliver short, punishing blasts of grindcore from the Catalan coast.
Boston death metal outfit formed in 2015 by members of thrash band Razormaze and brutal death outfit Scattered Remnants, drawing on the technical influence of Gorguts and Carcass. Their 2023 full-length Anthropogenic Ruin builds on the angular dissonance introduced on their 2016 debut EP Agnosia of Omens.
Brooklyn death metal and cybergrind project formed in 2022, combining extreme metal aggression with digital noise textures across releases including The Demo and the full-length Unborn 2 Die.
Dublin-based funeral doom project active since 1995, stretching compositions to their absolute breaking point through glacial tempos and overwhelming sonic density. Their music moves with the slow inevitability of geological time.
French heavy metal band from Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or near Lyon, formed in 2018. They play traditional heavy metal from the hills above France's gastronomic capital.
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Stoner metal act from Sweden, formed in 2025. Their compositions ride low-slung grooves through clouds of distortion, evoking the sun-baked psychedelia of the desert rock tradition.
Los Angeles crossover/thrash and grindcore band formed in 1989 by Keith Aazami and Dirk Rogers, maintaining a relentless output across three-plus decades that includes Lynch the Weirdo (2004), Worship of Fear (2015), Taught to Fear (2022), and Decency Anomaly (2025).
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