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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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AMENRA "Day Is Done" by Nick Drake (2021)
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Mad Squad is a thrash/heavy metal/crossover (early); melodic hardcore/crossover (later) band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2017. They deliver high-energy crossover thrash with punk-fueled aggression.
Madafaka is a thrash 'n' roll and metalcore act from Glasgow, active since 2012. The band blends the groove of thrash with metalcore's aggression and the loose energy of rock 'n' roll.
Madame Violence is a death/thrash metal band from Leiria, Portugal, formed in 2013. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
MadBrain is a death/thrash metal act from Wuppertal, Germany, formed in 2022. Their sound combines death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity, emerging from the industrial Bergisches Land region of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Madcaps is a thrash metal act from the tiny Marchean town of Santa Vittoria in Matenano, active since 2014. The band delivers energetic thrash from one of central Italy's most improbably rural metal outposts.
Made By is a thrash metal act from the western Slovak city of Považská Bystrica, formed in 2022. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the Váh river valley.
Madhatter is a thrash metal band from Lehrte, Germany, active since 2012. Their sound channels the speed and aggression of classic thrash metal from the heart of Lower Saxony, a region steeped in German heavy metal tradition.
Madhouse is a thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2019. Their sound delivers the aggressive, high-speed riffing that defines Hamburg's contribution to the Teutonic thrash metal tradition.
MadMane is a thrash/speed metal act from Belgrade, formed in 2026. The band represents the newest generation of Serbian thrash, delivering aggressive compositions from the Balkan capital.
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