The Last Bastion is a heavy/thrash metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2025. As one of the newest additions to the Tyneside metal scene, they bring fresh energy to the classic heavy and thrash metal traditions.

The Liberator is a black metal turned thrash metal band from Lohja, Finland, formed in 2025. They evolved from black metal origins toward thrash's riff-driven aggression.

The Mad Thrashers from Vannes in Brittany have been delivering thrash metal and grindcore with the unhinged energy their name promises since 2000. Over a quarter century of insane thrashing from the Morbihan coast makes them one of Brittany's longest-running extreme metal acts.

The Massacre Cave is a progressive heavy/thrash/groove metal band from the Isle of Eigg in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, active since 2012. Perhaps the most remote metal band in Britain, they take their name from a dark chapter of island history and deliver ambitious metal from a community of fewer than 100 people.

Graz-based thrash metal band formed in 2013, The Mechanix operate with a self-described "Thrash Metal at its best" ethos and released their debut EP "Attacked By Ross PT. 1" in 2014. The band functions as an independent act within the Styrian metal underground.

The More I See formed in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England in 2003 and built a reputation for precision-driven thrash metal informed by progressive touches and sharp modern production. The band's catalog on Earache Records includes the albums The Wolves Are Hungry, The Unholy Feast, Tread the Darker Path, and The Disappearing Humans, the last of which was mixed by producer Scott Atkins and mastered at Abbey Road. Notable for the contribution of guitarist Gizz Butt, the band were active until 2018 and represented a technical thread within the UK heavy metal underground.

The Now Noise! is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Brake, Germany, formed in 2024. They combine elements of thrash, death metal, and grindcore into a chaotic assault.

Thrash metal band from Burgas, Bulgaria with roots stretching back to a first incarnation in the late 1980s that reunited in 2008. Their debut full-length World Metal Domination arrived in 2014, followed by Apocalypto (2017) on Stormspell Records, both delivering seasoned Bay Area-style thrash with the confidence of musicians who lived through the original thrash metal era. Reviewers consistently noted the authenticity of their approach, citing their sound as a genuine extension of the Forbidden and Forbidden lineage.

The Overthrown is a thrash/groove metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2017. They combine thrash metal's speed with groove metal's rhythmic power.