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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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Gothenburg's Stormdeath thrash from Sweden's metal capital since 2009. Over a decade and a half from the West Coast, their apocalyptic-weather name has produced compositions of sustained, tempestuous aggression.
Kherson's Stormer thrash from the southern Ukrainian port city since 2019. Their assault-themed name and origins in a city that has endured occupation and conflict channel the urgency of resistance into compositions of aggressive intensity.
Stormheat blast through heavy, thrash, and speed metal from Minsk, with tracks like "Digital Riot" and "Trojan Horse" combining relentless velocity with punchy, modern production. Their 2023-era output channels old-school aggression through a contemporary lens.
Como's Stormlash thrash from the Lombard lakeside since 2013. Their weather-violence name captures the sudden, whipping force of their compositions, delivered with the lake region's dramatic natural energy.
Stormwrath deliver thrash metal from Valencia, channeling wrathful storms through aggressive compositions from the Mediterranean coast. Active since 2009, they bring tempestuous intensity to the Valencian thrash scene.
Stranger Danger play thrash metal from Prague with a name that channels the genre's tradition of provocative, tongue-in-cheek monikers. Their sound delivers the high-velocity riffing and aggressive energy that defines classic thrash.
Strangled deliver thrash and death metal from Hamburg, combining the velocity of thrash with death metal's crushing weight. Formed in 2019, they bring choking intensity to the Hanseatic extreme metal scene.
Crossover thrash/hardcore band from Aarschot in Flemish Brabant, active since 2017, blending the speed of thrash metal with hardcore's confrontational energy. Their crossover approach creates a high-energy fusion that bridges metal and punk communities.
Rome's Strengthcode blend groove and thrash metal from the Italian capital since 2010. Their encrypted-power name channels the precision of programming into rhythmically coded aggression.
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