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ManiaCult (2021)
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The Seed of Singularity (2024)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Groove and thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2008. They combine the heavy rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal's speed and aggression.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Trier, Germany's oldest city, formed in 2017. They blend the power of traditional heavy metal with the aggressive edge of thrash.
Progressive thrash metal band from Germany, formed in 2023. They merge intricate progressive arrangements with the speed and aggression of thrash.
Death-thrash band from Warsaw, active since 2016. Carrion Breed channels aggressive extreme metal from the Polish capital.
Death-thrash band from Kalmar on the southeastern coast, active since 2010. Carry the Torch delivers aggressive extreme metal from the historic Baltic port city.
Thrash metal band from Lom, Bulgaria, active since 2013. They bring high-velocity thrash from the banks of the Danube in northwestern Bulgaria, representing the country's growing thrash scene.
Thrash metal band from Seinajoki, Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver aggressive thrash from the Ostrobothnian plains.
Heavy thrash band from Soncino in Cremona province, Lombardy, formed in 2023. Casagrande brings aggressive, old-school energy to the Italian thrash revival.
Progressive sludge-stoner-thrash hybrid from Moscow, formed in 2019. Casamatta blends multiple extreme subgenres into a genre-defying whole.
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