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Ich hatt einen Kameraden (2016)
Featured Black Metal Album
Les Chants de l'Aurore (2024)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Voyage of the Dead Marauder (2024)
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Stockholm-based thrash metal act active since 2017, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Swedish filter.
Przemyśl-based thrash/stoner metal act active since 2013, fusing thrash metal's riff-driven aggression with stoner metal's fuzz-drenched groove. Their unconventional hybrid delivers both headbanging intensity and heavy, laid-back swagger.
Finnish punk/thrash/black metal band from Oulu, formed in 2016. They draw from three aggressive genres for a raw, chaotic sound from northern Finland.
Since 2019, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Siedlce. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Warsaw/Piaseczno-based thrash metal act active since 2007, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Polish filter.
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.
Czech heavy/thrash metal band from České Budějovice, formed in 2021. They deliver an energetic blend of heavy and thrash metal with a youthful intensity.
French death/thrash metal band from Mirecourt in the Vosges, formed in 2020. They deliver blameful death-thrash from the Lorraine countryside.
Since 2019, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza). Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
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