New video for the single 'Pustulent Tombs' from L.A.'s death metal outfit MALIGNANT, from their debut LP coming out next year from Iron Fortress. Cool song and actually wild video, too (some grossness and gore): https://youtu.be/Db_lEg7N3W0

It's so great when bands figure out how to do music videos that aren't JUST them playing the song and actually show some cool stuff and have a story, etc.

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This week's #GrindayFriday is one of my favorites -- one man SoCal goregrind project BODILY STEW that started in 2022.

It's gross, fast, and has that snare. Played this one a lot this year, especially in the car. Don't usually post splits here but the Putrescine Inhalation (2 piece Cali goregrind) at the end of this 'Cranial Decimation' split is also good.

https://gorebubbleproductions.bandcamp.com/album/cranial-decimation

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Atascadero, California's MANGLED MESS makes some great, gross death metal - perfect for today's bonus #ThursDeath. It's rough, primitive sounding - that just adds to its disgusting appeal.

Mangled Mess' self titled EP came out earlier this year. I'd consider it a must-hear for fans of grosser stuff. Angry growling, slow, chuggy riffs - the whole EP is only 14 minutes long, over 8 tracks. Some horror type sound effects here and there, but not too much. I dig it.

https://mangledmess.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-e-p

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For #ThursDeath this week, the almighty SQUELCH from California. Nasty, grody riffy death metal on this EP from earlier this year.

'An Eternal Hiss of Hatred' has 4 songs and I've certainly listened to these a lot this year. Really great, cutting stuff. It's rough, it's squishy, it's crunchy, it's OSDM style, it's fantastic.

https://squelchdm.bandcamp.com/album/an-eternal-hiss-of-hatred

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It's #GrindayFriday, and thanks to @HailsandAles, I have been alerted to 'Koncertos of Kawaiiness: Stealing Jon Chang's Ideas, A Book by Andrew Lee', the new LP released today by California's HOUKAGO GRIND TIME.

Some GREAT grind here.

https://houkagogrindtime2.bandcamp.com/album/koncertos-of-kawaiiness-stealing-jon-changs-ideas-a-book-by-andrew-lee

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It's #GrindayFriday again and although I could've easily done POSTNASAL DRAINAGE for Music Women Wednesday (as it's a woman-fronted two piece gore groove band from California's east bay, and that would've been funny), we're doin em up for Grinday Friday.

This is Postnasal Drainage's first demo, from April, released a day before my birthday this year. Some truly gross and grody stuff. But what good grind isn't?

https://postnasaldrainage.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2024

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