German death/thrash metal band from Stuttgart, formed in 2019. They combine death metal's guttural intensity with thrash metal's relentless speed and precision.

German experimental power/thrash metal band from Hamburg, formed in 2013. They push the boundaries of power and thrash metal with experimental arrangements and an unconventional approach.

Czech thrash metal band from Brno, formed in 2013. Their output channels classic thrash aggression with tight, riff-driven arrangements.

Spanish thrash metal, crossover, and grindcore band from Illueca in Aragon, active since 1991. With over three decades of output, they are one of Spain's longest-running extreme metal acts.

Thrash metal outfit from Råholt, formed in 2013. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.

Finnish thrash/heavy metal band from Vantaa, formed in 2024. They play aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Bathory was a Swedish extreme metal band from Vällingby, formed in March 1983 by sole constant member Thomas Forsberg, known as Quorthon, whose first four albums—raw, lo-fi, and openly Satanic—are regarded as foundational documents of Scandinavian black metal. Beginning with Blood Fire Death (1988) and fully realized on Hammerheart (1990), Quorthon pivoted to an epic, Norse-mythology-driven style that effectively created Viking metal as a subgenre. Quorthon died of heart failure in June 2004 at age 38, ending the band; his two-decade body of work remains among the most influential in extreme metal.

Prekmurje-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2012, 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.

Since 2018, this Dutch thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Rotterdam. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.