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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Melodic death/thrash metal act from Duisburg in Germany's Ruhr Valley, formed in 2022, combining harmonic guitar work with thrash velocity. Their name evokes internal conflict, driving compositions that pit melody against aggression.
Roman thrash metal veterans active since 1999, with a discography spanning the Medusa XX Legacy Edition, Chaos Machine, and In The Shadows Of Unrest alongside EPs This Is War and Dead Nation Army. Self-described as "Blood Fire Death," their output reflects over two decades of uncompromising Italian thrash.
Groove/thrash metal outfit from Alcoi, Spain formed in 2015. They deliver hard-hitting, riff-driven metal fueled by groovy rhythms and thrash aggression from the Valencian Community.
Melodic thrash metal and metalcore act from Lingen/Ems in Lower Saxony, Germany, blending harmonic precision with aggressive energy since 2014. Their approach merges the best of melodic thrash with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns.
The Italian city of Viterbo serves as headquarters for this death metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes Florida-school brutality with modern precision. The riffs hit with blunt-force trauma, leaving no room for subtlety.
Groove/thrash metal band from Jaen, Spain formed in 2020, with tracks like Els Deus de la Mort and Santa Agonia. Their Catalan-language material adds a distinctive regional identity to their crushing metal assault.
Crust metal band founded in Vigo, Galicia, blending black metal, crust punk, and thrash into a filthy sonic attack. Their releases include EP Podrido and Split Nautilus, representing the raw Galician underground.
Self-described "alcoholic wild crazy" thrash metal band from Rome active since 2003, with four albums of high-energy thrash and hardcore punk crossover including Rattletrap, Helly Gator, Back From The Drainpipe, and 2019's Insert Coin. Their live shows are built on unhinged energy and raw underground thrash attitude.
Black/thrash metal act from Altenburg in Thuringia, Germany, delivering venomous extremity since 2000. Their quarter-century career makes them one of eastern Germany's most enduring acts in the black/thrash crossover.
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