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Escombro A.V. was a black metal project from Guarulhos, São Paulo, formed in 2019 and later split up, with the initials "A.V." standing for "Anti-vida" (Anti-life) in Portuguese. The project explored themes of suicide and depression through raw, underground black metal and operated as an independent, unsigned act.
Firmly rooted in grindcore, this Italian actfrom Apulia delivers blast-beat saturation and screaming vocals in sub-minute bursts without compromise. They've been at it since 2023, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Death metal and grindcore act from Getafe near Madrid, Spain, formed in 2025. They deliver raw extremity from the southern suburbs of the Spanish capital.
Escrotos is a thrashcore band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, formed in 2016 and drawing influence from acts like Ratos de Porão, Municipal Waste, and Suicidal Tendencies. The band released their debut EP "SISTEMA" in 2017 through Caverna Produções, delivering aggressive riffs and lyrics that address contemporary social issues. They followed up with the full-length "Vivendo em Agonia," continuing their blend of thrash metal and hardcore.
Swedish black metal act, active since 2021 delivering second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Rooted in the country that refined both melody and brutality, their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Psychedelic doom/stoner metal act from Berlin, Germany, whose name means "donkey" in German, active since 2020. Their tongue-in-cheek name contrasts with the heavy, haze-filled psychedelia of their doom-laden compositions.
In existence since 2023, this Pordenone Black Metal, Death Metal, and Thrash Metal outfit delivers tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels death metal and grindcore with a focus on microsecond-length blasts of noise and fury. Formed in 2018, based in Bolzano, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Heavy metal band from Pedro Munoz in Ciudad Real province, Spain, formed in 2016. They represent the heavy metal spirit from the rural La Mancha heartland.
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