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SplatterFace is a death metal and goregrind band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2018, trafficking in gore-soaked extremity with the irreverent spirit typical of Southern California's prolific underground splatter scene.
Voghera's SplatterGoat merge death metal and grindcore from the Lombard plains since 2014. Their goat-splatter imagery channels deliberately grotesque aesthetics into short, punishing bursts of extremity.
Splatterhouse is a death metal and grindcore band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2016, named after the classic horror arcade game and operating in the Pacific Northwest's fertile extreme metal underground.
Splattershy is a slam and brutal death metal band from Newark, Delaware, formed in 2025, one of the most recently active acts in the genre blending the breakdowns of slam with full-bore brutal death extremity.
Kimry's Splatterums pair death and groove metal from the Tver region since 2017. Their gore-splash name and origins in the Volga town famed for its Art Nouveau architecture create an unlikely contrast between aesthetic refinement and visceral extremity.
Splatz is a thrash metal and punk band from Alton, Illinois, formed in 2021, playing raw crossover-influenced thrash on the border between metal and hardcore punk in the St. Louis area's underground.
Ulyanovsk's Splav craft gothic metal from Lenin's birthplace on the Volga since 2021. Their Russian name meaning "alloy" or "fusion" channels the blending of disparate elements into darkly atmospheric compositions from the middle Volga.
Crema's Spleen Flipper weave black, death, deathcore, melodic death, and metalcore from the Cremona countryside since 2013. Their genre-spanning approach and visceral name reflect an unwillingness to be confined by stylistic boundaries.
Kharkiv's Spleteniye merge doom, death, and gothic metal from the embattled eastern city since 2020. Their Russian name meaning "interweaving" channels the entanglement of disparate strands into compositions of triple-genre atmospheric complexity.
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