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Sens, FR · 2002–present · active
Darknation is a heavy/thrash metal band from the Sens/Dijon area of France, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, they are veterans of the Burgundian metal scene.
Minsk Mazowiecki, PL · 2014–present · active
Darkpast is a thrash metal band from Minsk Mazowiecki and Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2014. The project delivers aggressive thrash metal from the Mazovia region.
Bayonne, FR · 2013–present · active
Darkseeds is a thrash metal band from Bayonne in the French Basque Country, active since 2013 and planting seeds of aggression along the Atlantic coast. Their sound channels classic thrash velocity through the cultural richness of the Franco-Basque borderlands.
Kragujevac, RS · 2024–present · active
Darkshines plays gothic/thrash metal from Kragujevac in central Serbia, formed in 2024 and creating an unusual genre pairing that merges gothic metal's dark atmospherics with thrash's velocity. This combination creates a distinctive sound that draws from both genres' emotional intensity.
GB · 2013–present · active
Darksite is a thrash metal band from the UK, active since 2013. They deliver site-specific thrash metal aggression.
Le Havre, FR · 2022–present · active
Darkstalker is a progressive/thrash metal band from the Norman port city of Le Havre, active since 2022 and hunting through complex time signatures and aggressive riffing. Their predatory name suits a sound that stalks the boundaries between progressive metal's complexity and thrash's raw power.
Budapest, HU · 2020–present · active
Darkwave is an experimental, progressive, and thrash metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2020. The band push boundaries with their genre-crossing approach to progressive thrash.
Munich, DE · 2012–present · active
Das Cabinet is an instrumental progressive thrash metal and djent band from Munich, Germany, founded in 2011. Their extended compositions, including the 2020 release "Dragon Tales," showcase technical virtuosity across psychedelic and progressive metal landscapes without vocals.
Helsinki, FI · 2007–present · active
Dauntless is a death/thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2007. They deliver fearless death/thrash metal with nearly two decades of experience.

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