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Providence, Rhode Island band operating at the intersection of death metal, grindcore, and metalcore, combining aggressive blasting extremity with metalcore's rhythmic drive.
Cesspool is an Atlanta, Georgia death metal band delivering the putrid, guttural brutality that defines the American underground death metal tradition. Their sound emphasizes raw, filthy aggression with thick, down-tuned riffing.
Louisville, Kentucky death-grind band Chains of Bondage combine brutal death metal heaviness with grindcore speed and intensity. Their material is short, violent, and unrelenting, aimed squarely at fans of the genre's most extreme corners.
Meridian, Mississippi brutal death metal and grindcore act Chains of Flesh deliver dense, gore-soaked heaviness drawing on slam and old-school brutal death conventions. Their sound is low-tuned and relentlessly violent, with grindcore tempos pushing the pace.
Tupelo, Mississippi brutal death metal and grindcore band Chainsaw Torture blend goregrind aesthetics with brutal death metal density in the tradition of Mississippi's extreme metal underground. Their sound is raw, fast, and gore-themed.
Dayton's Cheap Gas smashes black metal, crust punk, and grindcore into a filthy, high-speed collision that prioritizes ferocity and brevity above all else. Their sound is as blunt and unrefined as the industrial Midwestern city they come from.
Omaha's Cheap Porno Flick blends death metal's brutality with grindcore's blastbeat economy and black humor, producing short, savage tracks in the tradition of American gore-grind. Their output is deliberately provocative and proudly low-brow.
Los Angeles grindcore act Chelios delivers relentless blasts of politically charged noise with no regard for subtlety. Short, brutal tracks define their approach to the genre's most uncompromising traditions.
Everett, Washington's Chemical Castration attacks from multiple extreme metal angles, blending black metal atmosphere, death metal brutality, and grindcore's manic speed. The band operates in the chaotic space where these genres collide.
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