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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Wielding thrash metal as their weapon, this British outfit from Belfast has been refining their craft since 2016. Their sound hinges on circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion, delivered with ruthless intent.
Thrash metal act from Germany, delivering high-speed, ritual-fueled aggression since 2011. Their name suggests dark ceremonies and malevolent practices, driving a sound rooted in classic thrash metal fury.
When Evil Scarecrow emerged in 2006 from Nottingham, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and thrash metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Death/thrash metal band from Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. They bring fierce extreme metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Blackened thrash metal act from the Aalst/Haaltert area in East Flanders, Belgium, hammering out aggressive, punk-infused thrash since 2010. Their approach fuses the speed and venom of thrash with black metal's darkness and first-wave punk attitude.
Thrash/groove metal band from Coimbra, Portugal, fusing thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness. Their base in Portugal's historic university city adds intellectual weight to their aggressive sound.
Death/thrash metal act from Madrid, Spain formed in 2019. They channel relentless aggression from the Spanish capital's extreme metal underground.
Death/thrash/black metal act from Leipzig, Germany, merging three of extreme metal's most aggressive subgenres since 2008. Their martial name drives a sound that draws from each genre's most combative and ferocious elements.
Groove/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2007. With nearly two decades of experience, they are a fixture of the Madrid thrash scene.
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