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Featured Album
Viribus Unitis (2025)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Nihility (2002)
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Under the Influence (2015)
05/12 @ 1st SUMMIT ARENA at Cambria County War Memorial, Johnstown
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Thrash metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2018. Their aggressive riffing and relentless energy deliver classic thrash metal fury from the Bavarian Swabian capital.
Helltripper is a black/thrash metal/punk act from Kaliningrad, Russia, active since 2015 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Black/thrash metal and punk act from Bern, Switzerland, formed in 2025. Their volatile cocktail of blackened thrash and punk attitude represents the newest wave of Swiss extreme crossover.
Death/thrash metal band from Moriken-Wildegg, Switzerland, active since 2011. Their punishing mix of death and thrash metal has been a consistent force in the Swiss German-speaking metal underground for over a decade.
Hellvoid is a thrash/death metal band from Ferrara, Italy, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hellwrath is a death/thrash metal band from Florence/Prato, Italy, formed in 2021. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Death/thrash metal band from Esens, Germany, formed in 2020. Their aggressive crossover channels the full fury of extreme metal from the North Sea coast of East Frisia.
Helms Deep is a thrash metal/crossover band from Wombourne, United Kingdom, active since 2023 and fusing the aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. The project delivers high-octane crossover fury.
Helpless is a thrash metal band from Belfast, United Kingdom, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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