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Philadelphia, PA · 2011–present · active
A death metal and grindcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cadaveric Spasm has been grinding since 2009, channeling the collision of DM brutality and grind's spastic, short-form aggression.
Santa Ana, CA · 2024–present · active
Formed in Santa Ana, California in 2024, Cadaverous Odour takes the splatter and speed of brutal death metal and goregrind and channels it through an intense, blood-soaked sonic attack.
Columbia, MO · 2020–present · active
Solo grindcore project from Columbia, Missouri helmed by Kaleb Russell, releasing short bursts of caustic noise including the 2023 EP Idiots.
Richmond, VA · 2019–present · active
Richmond, Virginia crossover/grindcore/powerviolence band formed in 2019, channeling maximum aggression across genre lines in the city's unruly extreme underground.
White Lake, MI · 2013–present · active
Michigan death/grind unit from White Lake, active briefly around 2022 before splitting up, channeling scatological grindcore aggression into short, brutal bursts.
Oakland, CA · 2020–present · active
Oakland sludge metal/grindcore/powerviolence band on Youth Attack, channeling war, hate, and anti-humanity themes through abrasive, maximally aggressive music.
CO · 2010–present · active
Call of the Void formed in Denver, Colorado around 2010, formerly operating as Ironhorse, and quickly established themselves as one of the heaviest acts in the American underground by blending grindcore blast beats with crust punk grit and sludge metal weight. Signed to Relapse Records, the band released Dragged Down a Dead End Path (2013), Ageless (2015), and Buried in Light (2019). Their approach draws equally from 1980s hardcore aggression and the nihilistic density of doom.
Cape Canaveral, FL · 2019–present · active
Cape Canaveral death/grind act formed around 2021, channeling nihilism, anarchy, and social rage into short blasts of caustic extremity.
Northumberland County, PA · 2024–present · active
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania slam/brutal death metal and goregrind band taking their name from the 1980 horror film and operating in the extreme underground.

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