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For All To Blame (2022)
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Ripping / Pulling / Tearing (2019)
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Rarities 1991 - 2001 (2024)
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Preston's Spit fuse groove and thrash metal into a confrontational, pit-ready assault. Since 2016, they have traded in no-nonsense aggression, delivering riffs designed to incite chaos at close quarters.
Kyiv's Spit Bile thrash from the Ukrainian capital since 2012. Over a decade from the Dnieper capital, their bilious-expectoration name has channeled the visceral act of expelling bitterness into compositions of sustained aggression.
Arnhem's Spit for the Masses channel black metal from the Gelderland capital since 2024. Their confrontational, populist-contempt name suits compositions of raw hostility from the city famous for its WWII bridge.
Spital deal in death metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, channeling extreme aggression from the Ostrobothnia capital. Active since 2014, they bring hospital-named brutality to the northern Finnish scene.
Spitanger deliver groove metal from Copenhagen, channeling rhythmic heaviness with the provocative edge their name suggests. Active since 2012, they bring headbang-inducing grooves to the Danish capital.
Bay Area brutalists Spite deal in relentlessly aggressive deathcore built on guttural vocals, punishing breakdowns, and a suffocating atmosphere of nihilistic rage. Vocalist Darius Tehrani's intense delivery and the band's uncompromising sonic violence on albums like 'Nothing Is Beautiful' and 'Dedication to Flesh' have made them a leading force in modern deathcore's heaviest wing. Spite's live shows are notorious for their intensity, regularly turning venues into war zones of swirling pits and crowd surges.
Spiteborn combine death metal with hardcore from Helsinki, fusing extreme metal's heaviness with punk's confrontational energy. Formed in 2019, they bring spite-forged intensity to the Finnish capital's underground.
Spitefuel deliver heavy metal and hard rock from Heilbronn in Baden-Wurttemberg, channeling spite-fueled energy through riff-driven compositions. Active since 2016, they bring venomous intensity to the Neckar Valley metal scene.
Spiteful Visions is a Minneapolis death metal and deathcore band formed in 2022, incorporating melodic and technical death metal elements alongside deathcore breakdowns for a multifaceted approach to extreme metal.
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