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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Grim Sleeper is a thrash metal band from Samara, Russia, active since 2017 and delivering aggressive thrash from the Volga region. The project channels relentless thrash energy.
Grimmthurs is a blackened death/thrash metal band from Odense, Denmark, formed in 2007, combining three extreme metal subgenres into a ferocious, multi-pronged attack. The band has built nearly two decades of activity, named after the Norse frost giants.
Grimorium Verum is a death/thrash metal band from Smederevska Palanka, Serbia, active since 2007. Named after an 18th-century grimoire, they merge occult themes with aggressive riffing.
Grind Out is a progressive thrash metal band from Friesack in Brandenburg, Germany, formed in 2013, combining complex progressive arrangements with thrash metal's aggression. The band brings technical ambition to the relatively sparse Brandenburg metal scene.
Grindflesh is a thrash metal band from La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast, formed in 2025. They bring high-speed thrash to the Charente-Maritime port city.
Stockholm death/thrash metal and grindcore act launched in 2025, combining the ferocity of multiple extreme subgenres into a relentless sonic barrage. Their grinding assault reflects the newest generation of Swedish extreme music.
Utrecht-based death/thrash metal act named after the Dutch word for 'gravel path,' formed in 2006 and winners of the Dutch Metal Battle in 2010. After recruiting ex-Sinister drummer Paul Beltman, they released the Ed Repka-illustrated 'Sharkbite!' EP and 2020 debut album 'Violence,' produced at Soundlodge Studios with hardcore and speed metal influences sharpening their thrash attack.
Grob is a thrash/black metal band from the Split/Zrnovnica area of Dalmatia, formed in 2021. They merge thrash aggression with black metal darkness from the Croatian coast.
Grope is a groove/thrash/stoner metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2012, evolving from early groove/thrash into a stoner metal and rock direction. The band has navigated a stylistic shift over their twelve-year career.
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