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Sacrifixion channel black/thrash metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate region, combining black metal's atmospheric menace with thrash's breakneck velocity. Formed in 2021, they represent the newer wave of German black/thrash extremity.
Sacrifized practice black/thrash metal from Bad Segeberg in Schleswig-Holstein, bringing the northern German plains a dose of blackened thrash fury. Their aggressive hybrid channels both genres' most intense qualities.
Angelholm's Sacrilegist pair death and thrash metal from the Skane coast since 2018. Their profaner-of-sacred-things name channels systematic blasphemy into compositions of dual-genre aggression from southern Sweden.
A thrash metal project from Tenneck, Austria, Sacriles releases music through the Scribes Music Bandcamp page alongside related artists. Their approach sits firmly in old-school thrash territory, favoring direct, riff-driven songwriting with minimal production embellishment.
Thrash/death metal band from the small Bulgarian town of Berkovitsa, formed in 2024. Their aggressive hybrid channels the energy of both genres from northwestern Bulgaria's mountainous countryside.
Sad Fact deliver thrash and heavy metal from Pilsen, the Czech beer capital that has also brewed its share of aggressive music. Formed in 2024, they bring classic metal energy to the western Bohemian scene.
Linkoping's Sadatron thrash from the Ostergotland capital since 2010. Their cybernetic-sadism name channels mechanized cruelty into over a decade of high-velocity compositions from eastern Sweden.
Saddict combine metalcore with thrash metal from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, blending modern breakdowns with old-school velocity. Formed in 2021, they bring addiction-themed crossover to southwestern France.
Sadistic deliver thrash and black metal from Merzig in the Saarland, combining thrash's velocity with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their border-region origins inform a sound that draws from multiple strains of German extremity.
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