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Black/thrash metal act from Virserum, formed in 2014. Their compositions hurtle forward at breakneck tempos, driven by the marriage of thrash's precision riffing and black metal's hostile atmosphere.
Naousa-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2013, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
Thrash metal outfit from Lombardy, formed in 2024. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Wales-based death metal act active since 2022, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Death/thrash outfit from Krotoszyn, formed in 2025. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Finnish melodic death/thrash metal band from Kotka, formed in 2024. They deliver red-hot melodic death-thrash from the southeastern coast.
Kristiansand death metal stalwarts formed in 1998 by former Satyricon guitarist Daniel Olaisen, channeling Florida death metal intensity through a distinctly Norwegian lens. With twelve albums over nearly three decades, they have toured alongside Dimmu Borgir and Suffocation, establishing themselves as one of Norway's premier death metal exports.
Dunfermline death/thrash metal band incorporating diverse musical influences beyond their extreme metal foundation. Their releases The Next Chapter and their self-titled album deliver aggressive riffing tempered by eclectic genre-bending tendencies.
Finnish death/doom metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2021. They deliver sewer-dwelling death-doom from the Finnish capital.
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