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Featured Album
Vault Of Horrors (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Versus the World (Bonus Edition) (2015)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Swiss thrash metal band active since 2012. Their high-velocity thrash draws on the genre's golden age while maintaining a modern edge that keeps their sound vital and urgent.
Hailing from Pello in Finland, this thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2011. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
Thrash/death metal band from Manresa, Spain, formed in 2021. Their punishing crossover channels extreme aggression from the Catalan interior.
Spawned in Turin's underground, this thrash metal outfit channels italian ferocity since 2012. High-velocity riffs and pounding rhythms form the backbone of their sound.
Melodic thrash/heavy metal band from Utrera, Spain, active since 1996. Three decades of melodically refined thrash and heavy metal make them one of the longest-running acts in the Andalusian scene.
Homomilitia is a crust/hardcore punk (early); crossover/hardcore punk/thrash metal (later) band from Łódź, Poland, formed in 2022. They deliver high-energy crossover thrash with punk-fueled aggression.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Heilbronn, Germany, formed in 2018. Their polished crossover merges Gothenburg-style melodies with thrash metal velocity from the Neckar valley wine country.
Hopesend is a thrash metal band from Lecce, Italy, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Rising from Budapest in Hungary, this groove/thrash metal outfit harnesses blistering power since 2012. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
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