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Featured Album
Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Thrash metal band from Gottingen in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025 and representing the newest generation of German thrash. Their name signals the complications and complexity they bring to their aggressive sonic approach.
Thrash metal act from Cesky Tesin on the Czech-Polish border, formed in 2017 and delivering high-speed aggression from the Silesian borderlands. Their riff-heavy approach draws on the crossover energy of both Czech and Polish thrash traditions.
Ozimek's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this thrash metal unit is among them — wielding palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity. Their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Thrash metal, hardcore, and crossover band from Vila Franca de Xira near Lisbon, active since 2007 and merging thrash's speed with hardcore's confrontational energy. Their nearly two decades of activity make them a mainstay of Lisbon's heavy underground.
Band from Ciudad Real/Miguelturra that evolved from thrash metal origins in 2017 into progressive death/thrash territory. Their artistic growth has expanded their sound from straightforward aggression into more technically ambitious compositions.
Straddling the line between groove metal and thrash metal, this Polish act fuses palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2016, and their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Veteran Barcelona thrash metal band active since 1991, representing over three decades of relentless aggression from Catalonia. Their longevity makes them one of the oldest surviving thrash acts in the Spanish scene.
Thrash metal band from Santander in Cantabria, active since 2014 and delivering confrontational, high-speed aggression from northern Spain's Atlantic coast. Their confrontation-themed name matches the combative energy of their thrash.
Groove/thrash metal band from Liverpool, formed in 2025 and merging the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash's velocity. Their sound delivers aggressive, riff-driven metal from one of the UK's most musically vibrant cities.
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