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Spreading Dread combine power and thrash metal from Prague, blending anthemic melodic ambition with aggressive velocity. Their dual-genre approach delivers both the grandeur of power metal and the cutting edge of thrash.
Meppel's Spyker blend metalcore and thrash metal from the Drenthe countryside since 2013. Named for the Dutch luxury car brand, their precision-engineering name suits tightly constructed compositions of aggressive ambition.
Kharkiv's SS-20 thrash from Ukraine's second city since 2009. Named for the Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile, over a decade and a half from the eastern metropolis, their Cold War weapons reference channels nuclear-age dread into compositions of sustained aggression.
Rome's Stagediver blend power, speed, and thrash metal with live-show energy since 2021. Their name captures the reckless, physical commitment to heavy music that defines their approach.
Stagewar play thrash metal from the Taunus foothills towns of Neu-Anspach and Wehrheim, channeling aggressive velocity from the greater Frankfurt area. Active since 2016, they bring battle-ready intensity to the Hessian thrash scene.
Stahlhelm ("Steel Helmet") forge black/thrash metal from Espoo near Helsinki, combining the atmospheric darkness of black metal with thrash's velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring military-industrial intensity to the Helsinki metropolitan underground.
Stain of Madness deliver thrash metal from Barcelona, channeling the insanity their name describes through aggressive compositions. Active since 2014, they bring unhinged intensity to the Catalan thrash scene.
Stalker deliver death and thrash metal from Copenhagen, combining the predatory menace their name implies with extreme metal's aggressive energy. Active since 2016, they bring hunting intensity to the Danish capital's thrash/death scene.
Saint Petersburg's Stalwart have been pairing death and thrash metal since 2010. Over a decade from the cultural capital, their name of unwavering resolve has shaped compositions of dual-genre determination.
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