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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Obnoxious Demos (2014)
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Featured Grindcore Album
Mentally Murdered (2019)
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Sadistic Goatmessiah unleash black/thrash metal from North Rhine-Westphalia, channeling blasphemous fury through a volatile fusion of genres. Their provocative name and unrelenting sound place them firmly in the bestial end of the German black/thrash underground.
Stockholm's Sadocrush pair black and thrash metal from the Swedish capital since 2020. Their sadomasochistic-destruction name channels the pleasure of annihilation into compositions of aggressive, darkly charged metal.
Sadokist forge black/thrash metal from Lahti, combining the atmospheric malevolence of black metal with thrash's breakneck velocity. Formed in 2019, they bring dual-genre fury to the Paijat-Hame underground.
Sadomasochrist forge thrash and black metal from the French overseas territory of Reunion (Sainte-Marie), bringing extreme metal from the Indian Ocean island. Active since 2013, they represent one of the most geographically remote metal acts in the European sphere.
Tietjerk's Sadotank merge black and thrash metal from the Frisian countryside since 2019. Their armored-sadism name channels mechanical violence through compositions of rural Dutch aggression.
Porto's Saephe pair death and thrash metal from Portugal's northern capital since 2019. Their enigmatic name and Douro Valley origins channel the granite city's resilience into aggressive dual-genre compositions.
A thrash metal band from the Westendorf and Wörgl area of Tyrol, Austria, Sagittarius built their reputation in the regional underground circuit through straightforward, hard-hitting material. The band remains active in the local extreme metal community.
Sakeo deliver thrash and groove metal from the Navarrese capital of Pamplona, combining aggressive velocity with headbang-inducing grooves. Formed in 2023, they bring the running-of-the-bulls energy to their thrash compositions.
Salavelatoria channel thrash metal from the Galician countryside near Ponte Caldelas, bringing aggressive velocity to the green, rain-soaked northwest of Spain. Active since 2016, they represent Galicia's growing thrash metal contingent.
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