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Featured Album
Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Progressive thrash metal band from the Bansko/Dobrinishte area of Bulgaria, active since 2012. They combine the aggression of thrash with progressive arrangements, creating complex compositions from the shadow of the Pirin Mountains.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Dormagen, Germany, formed in 2019. They combine the power of classic heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash from the Rhine lowlands.
Progressive heavy-thrash metal band from the Wadersloh area of Westphalia, Germany, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with the driving force of heavy and thrash metal.
Power-thrash metal band from Schwetzingen, Germany, active since 2005. With two decades of activity, they blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal's aggression.
Black-speed-thrash act from Nowy Targ in the Tatra mountain foothills, formed in 2023. Chalice of Damnation channels high-velocity blackened thrash from the Polish highlands.
Thrash and groove metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active since 2013. They combine the speed and aggression of thrash with the rhythmic heaviness of groove metal, representing the heavier side of the Brussels underground.
Death-thrash metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2014. They deliver a punishing blend of death metal brutality and thrash metal speed from the industrial Ruhr city.
Death-thrash metal band from Heraklion, Crete, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from the largest city on the Greek island.
Death-thrash band from Vercelli, Piedmont, active since 2004. Chaos Legion has been a consistent force in the Italian extreme metal underground for two decades.
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