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Metallords is a thrash metal band from Île-de-France, formed in 2026. They channel aggressive thrash metal energy from the Paris metropolitan area.
Metallus is a doom and thrash metal band from Vantaa, Finland, formed in 2023. They combine doom metal's crushing weight with thrash metal's aggressive velocity.
A thrash metal act from the university city of Pécs in southern Hungary, Metallust has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2023. The band brings thrash energy to the cultural capital of Transdanubia.
A death/thrash metal act from the Baranja town of Beli Manastir near the Serbian border, Bloodhunt emerged in 2024 with a sound rooted in aggressive extremity. The band brings thrashing death metal to one of Croatia's most eastern outposts.
Metalmorphosis is a technical thrash/death metal band from Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
A heavy and thrash metal band from Bulgaria, formed in 2017 and active as an independent act. Documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum, they operate within the straightforward heavy-thrash tradition and have released material through Bandcamp.
Metamorpher is a progressive ambient metal band from Mönchengladbach, Germany, self-described as "uncompromising and trend-independent." Their albums, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö, deliver expansive, epic compositions that engage listeners on multiple levels through a sophisticated fusion of progressive metal and ambient atmospherics.
Metamorphis is a melodic thrash metal band from Solothurn, Switzerland, formed in 2022 that blends technical riffing with melodic sensibility within a thrash metal framework. As a relatively new act, they represent the ongoing vitality of the Swiss thrash scene.
Metanol is a thrash metal and punk act from the central Polish city of Piotrków Trybunalski, active since 2019. The band channels the volatile, flammable energy of their chemical name into aggressive compositions.
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