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Human Meat Grinder is a Buenos Aires-based slam and brutal death metal project formed in 2023, driven primarily by multi-instrumentalist Vera Arianna Stork with Lord Swine contributing vocals. The band released their debut full-length "Relentless Human Nullification" in March 2023 and followed it with the EP "INHUMAN" in February 2025.
Human Meat Grinder is a one-person death metal and grindcore project from São Paulo, Brazil, created by Rafael Douglas. Their debut EP Matadouro (December 2021) blends death metal and grindcore with sociopolitical lyrics documenting the catastrophic social and political conditions faced by Brazilians, with all tracks written, recorded, and mixed by Douglas at home.
Heavy metal outfit from Granada in Andalusia, newly formed in 2025. Their straightforward name declares allegiance to traditional metal from a city renowned for Moorish architecture and flamenco.
Human Misery is a deathgrind band formed in 2021 in Piedecuesta, Colombia. The band released the demo Corrosión del orden in 2022 followed by the demo Torned Apart in 2023, and appeared on the split compilation Grindcore (Isn't) Mediocre in 2024.
Human Misery is a deathgrind band formed in 2021 in Piedecuesta, Colombia. The band released the demo Corrosión del orden in 2022 followed by the demo Torned Apart in 2023, and appeared on the split compilation Grindcore (Isn't) Mediocre in 2024.
Human Nihility is a brutal death metal band from Luhansk, Ukraine, formed in 2015. They unleash unrelenting brutal death metal fury.
Based in Sicily, this black/death metal project has been a fixture of Italy's underground since 2022. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Paris-based heavy metal act active since 2019. Their celestial name suits compositions that shine with the melodic brilliance of classic European heavy metal from the French capital.
Thrash metal act from Belfast in Northern Ireland, active since 2020. Their retaliatory name suits aggressive thrash compositions forged across the Irish Sea.
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