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North Yorkshire, GB · 2022–present · active
Apollolyptic thrashes from North Yorkshire since 2022, their solar-apocalyptic portmanteau name combining Apollo with the apocalypse. Their approach brings celestial destruction to the Yorkshire thrash scene.
Ellesmere Port, GB · 2009–present · active
Apollyon Rising delivers death and thrash metal from the Cheshire town of Ellesmere Port since 2009, named after the angel of the abyss from Revelation. Over fifteen years of extreme metal from the Wirral speaks to sustained commitment.
Amiens, FR · 2022–present · active
Apologize for Chaos delivers heavy metal and thrash metal from the Picard city of Amiens since 2022, their sarcastic name suggesting a band that feels no remorse for the sonic devastation they create. Their northern French origins feed a sound of controlled aggression.
Krasnoyarsk, RU · 2016–present · active
Apomorph delivers groove and thrash metal from Krasnoyarsk since 2016. Named after the emetic drug apomorphine, their Yenisei River city compositions induce rhythmic nausea through heavy grooves and thrash velocity.
Zittau, DE · 2014–present · active
Apoplex is a speed and thrash metal band from Boblingen near Stuttgart, Germany, formed in 2014, delivering the fast, riff-driven intensity that has defined German thrash since the 1980s. The band carries the genre's legacy from the Baden-Wurttemberg region.
Cieszanów, PL · 2023–present · active
Apost channels thrash and groove metal with hardcore from the Cieszanów and Lubaczów area in the Subcarpathian region since 2023. From this rural borderland near Ukraine, they deliver high-energy metal with DIY hardcore spirit.
Thessaloniki, GR · 2025–present · active
Thessaloniki's Apocalypse A.D. emerged in 2025 with a blistering combination of heavy and thrash metal, delivering old-school aggression with a modern intensity. Their umlaut-adorned name pays homage to the classic metal tradition while their sound pushes forward.
Minsk, BY · 2021–present · active
Folk/thrash metal band from Minsk, Belarus, formed in 1997 and drawing on both early Teutonic thrash influences—Destruction, Kreator, Sepultura—and Belarusian ethnic music traditions for their lyrical and melodic content. Their 2001 album "Zaklik Kryvi," released through Metal Records, roots their sound firmly in ancient Belarusian cultural soil.
Darmstadt, DE · 2019–present · active
Arathorn thrashes from Darmstadt since 2019, named after the father of Aragorn in Tolkien's Middle-earth. Their literary heritage adds a fantasy dimension to the technically demanding thrash they craft in this Hessian science city.

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