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Featured Album
Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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With Oden On Our Side (2015)
05/12 @ 1st SUMMIT ARENA at Cambria County War Memorial, Johnstown
Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Heavy/thrash metal band from Witten, Germany, active since 2016. Their riff-driven crossover of heavy and thrash metal delivers aggressive energy from the southern Ruhr region.
A brutal thrash metal entity from Venice, contributing to the italian underground since 2006. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Hardcore/thrash metal band from Strakonice, Czech Republic, active since 2015. Their raw crossover of hardcore aggression and thrash metal speed carries an unmistakably Czech punk attitude.
Rising from Sicily in Italy, this thrash metal/metalcore outfit harnesses furious power since 2017. Tight, aggressive compositions built on speed and precision define their assault.
Hailing from Banská Štiavnica, this thrash metal/crossover/crust outfit channels menacing energy within Slovakia's metal scene. Pit-starting riffs and furious tempos characterize their thrash approach.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Dusseldorf, Germany, active since 2013. Their muscular crossover of heavy and thrash metal delivers hard-hitting aggression from the Rhine metropolis.
Death metal and grindcore act from Roanne in the Loire department, active since 2018. Their beer-themed name adds levity to a sound that grinds through brutal extremity from central France.
Punishing death/thrash metal emanating from Bari, active since 2013 within Italy's metal scene. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Thrash metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since 2012. Their relentless thrash delivers high-velocity riffing and aggressive energy from the Danish capital.
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