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Where Fear And Weapons Meet (2021)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Not to be confused with the legendary Bay Area thrashers, Switzerland's Poltergeist emerged in 2019 from Liestal with a modernized take on thrash. Their sound balances old-school riffing with contemporary production values, reflecting the Swiss tendency toward precision.
Thrash and groove metal band from Uithoorn and Amstelveen, Netherlands, active since 2009, delivering multi-layered thrash and groove metal from the Amsterdam metropolitan area. They bring versatile aggression to the Dutch metal scene.
Oldenburg's Point Blank has been delivering thrash metal with no-frills directness since 2012. Their name says it all — close-range sonic execution from one of Lower Saxony's most underrated metal scenes.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Ostrov, Czech Republic, formed in 2018, named after the powerful tidal bore of the Amazon River. They channel that force into hard-hitting thrash and heavy metal.
Industrial and technical thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2011, merging mechanical industrial precision with technically demanding thrash metal. They bring a unique hybrid approach to the Greek metal underground.
Thrash metal and hardcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2017, named after the gift-giving ceremony of indigenous peoples. They deliver generous portions of thrash-hardcore aggression.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Mikkeli, Finland, formed in 2020, combining the power of traditional heavy metal with thrash metal aggression. They bring hard-hitting metal from the Finnish Lakeland region.
Speed and thrash metal band from Veikkaala, Finland, formed in 2018, racing through the Finnish underground with relentless velocity. They channel the raw energy of classic speed and thrash metal.
A 2024 thrash-heavy metal hybrid from the Rieste-Osnabrück area, Power Surge channels the electric energy their name promises. Their Lower Saxon base in the Osnabrück region connects them to a quietly productive corner of the northern German metal scene.
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