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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
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Scum (2017)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Crust punk and thrash metal band from Córdoba, Spain, with roots dating to 1998, making them one of the longest-running acts in the Spanish crust scene. Over two decades they evolved from pure crust punk into a thrash-infused crossover sound.
Avant-garde/technical thrash and death metal band from Oslo, Norway, with roots dating to 2003. Over two decades of experimental extreme metal represent a boundary-pushing force in the Norwegian capital's metal scene.
Cantabrian thrash/death metal act from the Campoo region, active since 2013. Their name -- Spanish for 'opposer' -- captures the confrontational attitude they bring to northern Spain's extreme metal landscape.
Barcelona thrash metal act formed in 2016, channeling classic thrash aggression from the Catalan capital. Their output favors speed and directness over complexity, staying true to the genre's confrontational foundations.
Death/thrash metal band with doom influences from Vantaa, Finland, active since 2014. Their triple-genre approach combines death metal's ferocity, thrash's velocity, and doom's crushing weight.
Granada thrash/death metal act formed in 2018, bringing extreme metal to Andalusia's historic city at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Their blend of thrash speed with death metal weight suits the dramatic grandeur of their surroundings.
Belgian blackened thrash/heavy metal and punk band from Ghent, formed in 2022 and fusing multiple aggressive styles. Their volatile blend merges blackened ferocity, thrash speed, and punk rawness.
Chemnitz death/thrash metal act merging two of extreme metal's foundational styles since 2011. Over a decade in Saxony's third-largest city, they have built a steady body of work rooted in speed and aggression.
Grenoble's Ormagoden hits hard with a thrash-fueled take on heavy metal that channels the raw aggression of 1980s Bay Area thrash with NWOBHM-inspired melodic sensibility. Their riff-driven attack prioritizes speed and energy over studio polish.
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