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Black/thrash metal and punk power trio from Lyon, active since 2019, drawing from Motorhead, Darkthrone, Bathory, and Celtic Frost. Their releases Infernal Bigotry and Armageddon merge first-wave black metal darkness with speed metal and punk aggression, steeped in medieval fantasy and Robert E. Howard references.
Death/thrash metal band from Dupnica, Bulgaria, active since 2016. They combine death metal's brutality with thrash metal's speed in a punishing hybrid.
Spanish thrash metal band from Madrid, active since 2000. With two-and-a-half decades of brutal noise, they are a veteran of Madrid's thrash scene.
Tavira-based thrash metal act active since 2023, 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 Portuguese filter.
Spanish band from Algeciras in Cádiz, active since 1996, whose sound evolved from thrash/death metal toward groove metal and alternative rock. Their three decades of stylistic evolution span the full spectrum from extreme metal to accessible groove.
Spanish thrash metal band from Siero in Asturias, formed in 2015. They deliver flying thrash metal from the Asturian industrial heartland.
Yakutsk-based crossover thrash act active since 2015, 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.
Trondheim-based crossover thrash act active since 2015, 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.
Death/thrash outfit from Manchester, formed in 2019. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
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