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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Thrash metal band from Helsinki/Porvoo, Finland active since 2016. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash from the greater Helsinki area.
Black/thrash metal act from the Dinslaken/Essen area of Germany's Ruhr Valley, delivering venomous crossover extremity since 2010. Their approach merges the speed and venom of thrash with black metal's atmospheric darkness.
Thrash/speed metal act from Hamburg, Germany, delivering high-velocity, provocatively named aggression since 2020. Their no-holds-barred approach channels the raw energy and rebellious spirit of the genre's most unrestrained tendencies.
Thrash/groove metal act from Brunswick in Lower Saxony, Germany, blending thrash speed with groove metal's rhythmic punch since 2018. Their approach delivers heavy, riff-driven compositions from one of Lower Saxony's major cities.
Black/death/thrash metal act from Frankfurt (Oder) on the German-Polish border, formed in 2024. Named after an elf lord from Tolkien's works, their Tolkien-inspired moniker belies a savage fusion of three extreme metal subgenres.
Death/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain formed in 2015, whose debut album Dokhma features eleven tracks of Spanish-language aggression. Songs like El Triunfo del Odio and Sodomizar la Fe showcase their dark, blasphemous intensity.
Thrash metal and hardcore act from Hamburg, Germany, merging high-speed aggression with punk energy since 2012. Their crossover approach draws from both genres' most intense and confrontational tendencies.
Progressive thrash metal act from Hamburg, Germany, pushing the boundaries of thrash through technical complexity since 2018. Their name describes the explosive, systemic decay that drives their intricate, high-energy compositions.
Thrash metal and metalcore act from Germany, formed in 2025, merging thrash velocity with metalcore's rhythmic intensity. Their concise name reflects a stripped-down, no-frills approach to aggressive metal.
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