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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Nerve Agent is a thrash metal and crossover band from Birmingham, UK, formed in 2024. The band blends thrash metal speed with crossover punk energy from the Midlands.
Neuroid is a crossover thrash band from Leffe near Bergamo, Italy, active since 2017. They bring punk-fueled thrash energy from the Seriana Valley in Lombardy.
Never My Queen is a sludge metal, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Berlin, active since 2011. The band fuses sludge heaviness with punk attitude from the German capital's DIY scene.
Next Round is a crossover thrash band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2014. They deliver pit-ready punk-thrash energy from Russia's second city.
Lucca thrash metal and crossover act formed in 2010, whose Italian name translates to 'Wasp Nest,' delivering stinging aggression from Tuscany. Their pit-ready approach fuses thrash velocity with hardcore punk energy.
No Flag is a thrash metal and crossover band from Lille, France, formed in 2019. Their sound blends the speed and aggression of thrash metal with the punk energy of crossover.
Sliema groove metal and crossover act formed in 2015, fusing heavy rhythmic power with punk energy from Malta's urban coastline. Their aggressive approach channels the confrontational spirit of both traditions.
Athens thrash metal and crossover act formed in 2013, fusing headbanging thrash riffs with hardcore punk attitude and pit-ready energy. Their genre-blending approach channels the confrontational spirit of both traditions.
Nuclear Torment is a crossover thrash band from Nyköping, Sweden, active since 2009. One of the longer-running crossover acts in Sweden, the band fuses thrash metal aggression with hardcore punk energy.
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