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TakaLaiton is a thrash metal/crossover band from Lappeenranta, Finland, formed in 2019. They fuse thrash metal's speed with crossover punk's energy from the Finnish-Russian border.
Formed in 2019 in Tirana, Albania, Terror System play crossover thrash rooted in the aggressive, riff-driven sound of 1980s American hardcore-metal hybrids. Their 2020 debut album "Bringing Back the Old Ways" established the quartet — Ergys, Angelo, Igli, and Pol — as one of the few active extreme metal acts in the Albanian underground.
Terrorain from Worcestershire deliver thrash metal crossover with the storm-of-terror their weather-themed portmanteau name promises since 2017. Their West Midlands countryside base channels hail-and-lightning aggression through riff-driven compositions.
The Black Zombie Procession from Besançon evolved from punk rock origins into crossover, hardcore, and thrash metal, channeling the undead parade their ghoulish name demands since 2017. Their Franche-Comté base provides an unexpected setting for their zombie-themed aggression.
The Exploited are a legendary punk/thrash crossover band from Edinburgh, Scotland, one of the most influential UK punk bands of all time. Originally a hardcore punk act, they later incorporated thrash metal elements, becoming a key bridge between the punk and metal worlds with anthems like 'Punks Not Dead.'
The Gloria Scott is a groove/thrash metal/crossover band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2012. They fuse groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with thrash and crossover's speed.
Thrashgrinder is a thrash metal/crossover band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2010. They fuse thrash metal's speed with crossover punk energy.
Thrashsquatch! from Chesterfield deliver crossover and thrash metal with the cryptozoological enthusiasm their Bigfoot-referencing name demands since 2017. Their Derbyshire base channels the myth of the sasquatch through riff-driven, exclamation-point energy.
Thrashtalk from Cherbourg-Octeville on the Cotentin Peninsula deliver thrash metal crossover with the confrontational bravado their rap-referencing name suggests since 2018. Their Norman Atlantic-coast base provides a rugged backdrop for their trash-talking thrash.
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