Burnt by the Sun – The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good (2003)

Hardcore/Grindcore (New Brunswick, NJ)

            Burnt by the Sun were very influential in the underground scene when they were active.  The Perfect is the Enemy of the Good was their second full-length.  All of Burnt by the Sun’s releases are available at Relapse Records.

http://burntbythesun.bandcamp.com/album/the-perfect-is-the-enemy-of-the-good

Uphill Battle – Uphill Battle (2002)

Grindcore/Hardcore (Santa Barbara, CA)

            Uphill Battle is the band/album that got me into grindcore.  Their CDs are available at Relapse Records.

http://uphillbattle.bandcamp.com/album/uphill-battle

Candiria – The Process of Self-Development (1999)

Hardcore/Hip-Hop/Jazz

            Candiria are a hardcore band from Brooklyn, New York.  Their fusion of hardcore, hip-hop, and jazz creates a groundbreaking sound that is still unmatched to this day.

Gorepot – Fermenting the Chiba Seeds (2012)

Brutal Death Metal/Goregrind (Taiwan)

            Gorepot plays slamming brutal death metal with a twist of goregrind.  Fermenting the Chiba Seeds is their third full-length, available at Brutal Reign Productions.

http://brutalreignproductions.bandcamp.com/album/fermenting-the-chiba-seeds

Cerebral Effusion – Impulsive Psychopathic Acts (2010)

 

Brutal Death Metal

            Cerebral Effusion plays slamming brutal death metal from Spain.  Impulsive Psychopathic Acts is their third full-length.  The CD is available at Comatose Music.

http://cerebraleffusion.bandcamp.com/album/impulsive-psychopathic-acts

Inopexia - Myocardical Biopsy had a Lethal Outcome (2012)

Goregrind (Russia)

            Inopexia play goregrind in the vein of Last Days of Humanity.  This CD is available at Coyote Records.

Facial Humiliation (2005)

 

Goregrind/Pornogrind

            Facial Humiliation features Anal Penetration (Netherlands), MDK (Brazil), Methadone Abortion Clinic (US), Obese (US), and Uterus (US).  This CD is currently distributed through Last House on the Right.