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Thrash metal act from Hamburg, Germany, delivering relentless, high-speed aggression since 2014. Their name evokes the collapse of power, driving a sound built on furious riffing and breakneck tempos.
Death metal, progressive metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Paris, France launched in 2024. They deliver a technically ambitious, multi-genre extreme metal assault from the French capital.
Death/thrash metal and grindcore hybrid from Torrelavega in Cantabria, Spain, delivering chaotic three-genre extremity since 2003. Their two-decade career of genre-blending aggression makes them a veteran force in the Spanish underground.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland, hammering out aggressive, riff-driven metal since 2021. Their approach combines the best of both genres with an emphasis on raw power and speed from the Swiss German-speaking region.
Svelvik, Norway — thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2013, they deal in mosh-pit-inducing aggression with tightly wound precision. The tempo rarely drops below neck-breaking speed.
Nizhny Novgorod's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this crossover thrash and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding hardcore punk velocity fused with thrash metal's technical edge. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this thrash metal act from Tilburg traffics in crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Since 2014, they've built a catalog that reflects Holland's dense concentration of metal talent.
Thrash metal act from Neukirchen beim Heiligen Blut in Bavaria, Germany, freshly formed in 2025. Their approach channels the classic thrash tradition with the energy and hunger of a new project.
Heavy/thrash metal act from Germany, combining the power of traditional metal with thrash velocity since 2015. Their name evokes the ending of an era of power, driving a sound built on commanding riffs and aggressive tempos.
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