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Featured Album
Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Death Metal Album
Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Featured Sludge Metal Album
De Doorn (2021)
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Heavy and thrash metal band from Bruges, Belgium, active since 2016. They deliver hard-hitting traditional heavy metal fused with thrash aggression from the medieval streets of one of Flanders' most storied cities.
Crust-thrash band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2019. They fuse the raw political fury of crust punk with thrash metal's velocity.
Thrash metal band from Aalst, Belgium, active since 2015. Their track 'Eternal Nightmare' showcases aggressive thrash metal with thematic depth, referencing legal concepts of mens rea and actus reus.
Malmö speed/thrash metal outfit formed in 2016, delivering breakneck velocity and aggressive riffing from southern Sweden. Their high-octane approach channels the raw energy of classic speed and thrash metal.
Groove-thrash metal band from Greece, formed in 2019. They combine heavy grooves with thrash speed and aggression.
Thrash metal band from Medvode near Ljubljana, active since 2000. Classified has been a fixture of Slovenian thrash for over a quarter century.
Thrash metal band from Conselve near Padua, active since 2008. Claustrophobia has spent over fifteen years delivering aggressive thrash from the Veneto region.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, active since 2010. Their sound merges the classic power of heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash, delivering a hard-hitting crossover.
Thrash metal band from Delmenhorst, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the Lower Saxon flatlands near Bremen.
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