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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Thrash metal act from Budingen in Hesse, Germany, formed in 2022, delivering high-speed, punishing aggression. Their name evokes unceasing suffering, driving a relentless approach to classic thrash metal.
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Thrash metal act from Sontra in Hesse, Germany, delivering relentless aggression since 2005. Their two-decade career reflects enduring commitment to the thrash metal craft from one of Germany's smaller metal communities.
Exploring the depths of thrash metal, this Ukrainian outfit from Uzhhorod has been refining their craft since 2025. Their sound hinges on circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion, delivered with unflinching purpose.
Thrash/power metal act from Biberach in Upper Swabia, Germany, merging thrash velocity with power metal's anthemic grandeur since 2005. Their two-decade career reflects enduring dedication to this dynamic genre combination.
Death, power, and thrash metal band from Valencia, Spain. They deliver a versatile blend of extreme and melodic metal from Spain's eastern Mediterranean coast.
Death/thrash metal band from Nokia, Finland formed in 2018. They deliver crushing extreme metal from the Pirkanmaa region near Tampere.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Tolosa in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2024. They bring fresh thrash-infused heaviness from the Basque underground.
Death/thrash metal act from Kiel in northern Germany, formed in 2023, merging the brutality of death metal with thrash velocity. Their phobia-referencing name adds a psychological edge to their aggressive crossover sound.
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