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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Spanish metalcore and crossover band from Mataró near Barcelona, formed in 2018. They combine metalcore heaviness with crossover energy from the Catalan coast.
French band from Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the Basque Country, active since 1990. Their three-decade evolution from punk/hard rock to crossover/thrash metal reflects a deepening commitment to heaviness.
Kraków-based crossover thrash act active since 2020, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Trieste-based crossover thrash act active since 2015, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Friesland-based crossover thrash act active since 2022, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Cagliari-based crossover thrash act active since 2014, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
French crossover/thrash metal band formed in 2013. They deliver bloc-smashing crossover thrash.
Oostburg-based sludge metal/hardcore outfit active since 2019, fusing sludge's corrosive weight with hardcore punk's confrontational energy and brevity. Their caustic sound channels the aggression of both worlds into a punishing, feedback-laden assault.
German thrash metal and crossover band from Darmstadt, formed in 2010. They merge thrash metal intensity with crossover punk energy for a fast, fun, aggressive sound.
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