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Basque Country, ES · 2024–present · active
Txatar is a thrash metal band from the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2024. Their name meaning "scrap" in Basque, they play aggressive thrash metal.
Genk, BE · 2010–present · active
Caustic thrash metal band from Genk, Limburg, active from 1983 to 1992 and recognized as one of Belgium's most ferocious underground thrash acts of that era. Their 1987 demo The End is considered among the top five Belgian metal demos of the 1980s, delivering raw, nonstop speed drawn from the Teutonic school of Kreator and Sodom. Their complete 1987–1992 discography was collected and released on vinyl by F.O.A.D. Records in 2020.
Feldkirchen in Kärnten, AT · 2010–present · active
Formed in 1988 in Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria, Typhoon play a technically-minded brand of progressive speed/thrash that draws comparisons to the German thrash movement of the same era. Their 1992 album Take Good Care showcases an ability to blend melodic sophistication with aggressive thrash energy, and the band resumed activity after a mid-90s hiatus with the follow-up A Matter of Time.
England, GB · 2010–present · active
Tyrant Death is a thrash metal band from England, formed in 2010. They deliver fast, aggressive thrash metal with old-school energy and unrelenting intensity.
Kauhajoki, FI · 2018–present · active
Tyrant Disciple from Kauhajoki in western Finland deliver thrash metal with the authoritarian ferocity their name demands since 2018. Their compositions channel the apprentice-to-tyranny concept through aggressive, disciplined thrash from the Ostrobothnian countryside.
Cologne, DE · 2025–present · active
Tyron from Cologne forge heavy and thrash metal from the Rhineland capital, formed in 2025 as one of the city's newest entries in the Teutonic metal tradition. Their sound channels both classic heavy metal power and thrash velocity through Cologne's vibrant underground.
Torrevieja, ES · 2024–present · active
Tytalus is a blackened thrash metal band from Torrevieja, Spain, formed in 2024. They fuse blackened atmospherics with thrash metal's riff-driven velocity.
North Rhine-Westphalia, DE · 2025–present · active
North Rhine-Westphalia's Täufer — German for 'baptizer' — channel thrash metal from the Rhine region since 2025. Their religious name adds a purifying dimension to compositions that cleanse through speed and precision riffing.
Ternat, BE · 2016–present · active
Thrash/death metal band from Ternat, near Brussels, whose core sound channels mid-career Voivod-era riffing filtered through death and black metal influence. Their debut album Pandora (2016) on Sideburn Records and Consouling Agency earned them a support slot for Voivod and a berth at Antwerp Metal Fest 2018. Their follow-up Broken, Frayed Ends (2020) showed a band pushing beyond genre boundaries with a markedly improved sonic palette.

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