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Great Harwood, GB · 2019–present · active
Great Harwood-based thrash metal act active since 2019, 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 British filter.
Joensuu, FI · 2020–present · active
Finnish death/thrash metal band from Joensuu, formed in 2020. They carve a bloody path of death-thrash through the eastern Finnish forest.
Menden, DE · 2022–present · active
German death/thrash metal band from Menden, formed in 2022. They merge death metal brutality with thrash metal's aggressive velocity.
Helsinki, FI · 2011–present · active
Finnish thrash metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2011. They deliver riding thrash metal from the Finnish capital.
Manchester, GB · 2024–present · active
Manchester-based thrash metal act active since 2024, 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 British filter.
Oslo, NO · 2019–present · active
Oslo-based melodic death/thrash metal act active since 2019, combining the aggression of both genres with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their sound bridges the gap between Gothenburg-style melody and thrash metal's riff-driven intensity.
Portsmouth, GB · 2007–present · active
Portsmouth-based outfit that evolved from melodic death/thrash roots into a technical death metal powerhouse across three albums since 2007. Winners of the 2009 Metal to the Masses competition at Bloodstock, their recordings at 16th Cellar Studios in Rome earned praise from Terrorizer for their technical fury.
Lunde, NO · 2021–present · active
Thrash metal outfit from Lunde, formed in 2021. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
Słupsk, PL · 2014–present · active
Słupsk-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2014, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.

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