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Heavy/thrash metal band from Herford in East Westphalia, Germany, delivering aggressive, hook-driven metal since 2019. Their menacing name sets the tone for a sound that combines traditional heavy metal power with thrash metal's cutting edge.
Groove/thrash metal band from Ciudad Real, Spain formed in 2013. They deliver riff-heavy, mosh-ready metal from the heart of Castilla-La Mancha.
Belgian metal frontrunners from Leopoldsburg, blending fast, extreme heavy metal with sharp shredding and mosh-worthy riffs since 2015. Their discography from "Pulses of Pleasure" through "Shattering Reflection" showcases an evolution from raw speed metal fury to mature songwriting with progressive touches and chorus-driven anthems.
Thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia formed in 2019. They deliver fierce thrash from the Croatian capital.
Heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Pamplona, Navarra, Spain active since 2013. Their discography includes the 2016 album Witchcraft, eight tracks of relentless speed metal with a Basque-language closing track.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this death metal and thrash metal act from Pescara traffics in labyrinthine song structures built on chromatic riff mazes. Since 2013, they've built a catalog that reflects Italy's underrated but thriving metal community.
Thrash/death metal act from Denmark, freshly formed in 2025. Their villainous name drives a sound built on the aggressive crossover of thrash speed and death metal brutality.
Thrash metal veterans from Murcia, Spain, active since 2001. With over two decades of dedication, they are among the longest-running thrash acts in the Murcian underground.
Gothic metal and thrash metal band from Cergy near Paris, France formed in 2017. They fuse gothic atmospherics with thrash aggression from the northern suburbs of the French capital.
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