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Featured Album
The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Abridged Dimensions (2025)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
With Oden On Our Side (2015)
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Thrash metal and hardcore band from Lebork, Poland, formed in 2020, channeling undiluted aggression through the crossover of thrash and hardcore. Their name captures the raw intensity of their sound.
Black, death, and thrash metal band from Portugal, formed in 2026, whose Portuguese name means 'bestial purgatory.' They represent the absolute newest wave of Portuguese extreme metal.
Melodic death, thrash metal, and metalcore band from Tiverton, England, formed in 2013, blending multiple aggressive styles into a cohesive attack from rural Devon. They bring versatile metallic fury to the West Country.
Stoner and thrash metal turned psychedelic stoner metal band from Krakow, Poland, formed in 2013, evolving into increasingly psychedelic territory. Their Hendrix-referencing name signals the trippy, mind-expanding nature of their heavy music.
Death and thrash metal band from Vanersborg, Sweden, formed in 2023, delivering put-down-caliber death-thrash from the Vastra Gotaland region. They bring fresh aggression to the Swedish metal scene.
Thrash metal band from Busto Arsizio, Italy, formed in 2014, delivering high-voltage thrash metal from the Varese province. Their abbreviated name matches the direct, no-frills energy of their thrash.
Melodic thrash metal band from North Brabant, Netherlands, formed in 2016, named after the mythological sculptor who fell in love with his own creation. They craft melodic thrash metal with artistic precision.
Thrash metal and noise band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2022, merging the speed of thrash with experimental noise elements. Their unconventional approach adds chaotic texture to their thrash foundation.
Thrash metal band from Bucharest, Romania, formed in 2021, detonating explosive thrash metal from the Romanian capital. They bring high-energy thrash to Bucharest's growing metal community.
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