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Blasterror is a death/grind band from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2014 and now split-up. The project blended brutal death metal with grindcore, releasing material including the 2016 EP "20 Minutos de Kaos, Ódio e Revolta" via their Bandcamp page. The band operated as an independent act within the Brazilian extreme metal underground.
Kruševac-based thrash metal act active since 2025, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Serbian filter.
Blasthrash is a thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, active since the early 2000s and signed to Dies Irae Records. Drawing heavily from 1980s thrash influences including Kreator, Exodus, and Nuclear Assault, the band released albums such as "Violence Just for Fun" and "Fake News", maintaining an old-school aggressive thrash sound across their career.
Spanish goregrind band from Mieres in Asturias, formed in 2025. They deliver rotting goregrind from the mining valleys of northern Spain.
German brutal death metal and goregrind band from Saxony, formed in 2020. They specialize in the most extreme end of death metal with goregrind's deliberately revolting sonic aesthetic.
French slam/brutal death metal and goregrind band from Bordeaux, formed in 2025. They specialize in the most extreme end of death metal from southwestern France.
Drawing from the contemplative side of black metal, this Italian project channels Milan's spirit into sweeping, atmosphere-laden compositions. Since 2025, their recordings balance raw aggression with passages of fragile, melancholic beauty.
Bristol death metal and grindcore band formed in 2025. Their debut God Rot Your Soul delivers nine tracks of technical death-grind with literary horror themes drawn from Poe and W.W. Jacobs alongside dystopian imagery.
Malmö-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2003, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
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