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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Wild Child (2023)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Thrash metal band from Gottingen in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025 and representing the newest generation of German thrash. Their name signals the complications and complexity they bring to their aggressive sonic approach.
Death metal band from Kokkola in Central Ostrobothnia, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of decomposition-themed brutality. Their name meaning "compost" signals the rotting, organic decay at the heart of their death metal.
Thrash metal act from Cesky Tesin on the Czech-Polish border, formed in 2017 and delivering high-speed aggression from the Silesian borderlands. Their riff-heavy approach draws on the crossover energy of both Czech and Polish thrash traditions.
Long-running Czech heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Chlumec nad Cidlinou, blending classic metal's anthemic power with hard rock accessibility. Their sound has become a staple of the Czech metal and rock scene over the years.
Ozimek's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this thrash metal unit is among them — wielding palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity. Their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Thrash metal, hardcore, and crossover band from Vila Franca de Xira near Lisbon, active since 2007 and merging thrash's speed with hardcore's confrontational energy. Their nearly two decades of activity make them a mainstay of Lisbon's heavy underground.
Pagan black/melodic death metal band from Bilbao in the Basque Country, active since 2012 and weaving Basque pagan themes into extreme metal. Their Basque-rooted project draws on the region's pre-Christian heritage for thematic and musical inspiration.
Band from Ciudad Real/Miguelturra that evolved from thrash metal origins in 2017 into progressive death/thrash territory. Their artistic growth has expanded their sound from straightforward aggression into more technically ambitious compositions.
Straddling the line between groove metal and thrash metal, this Polish act fuses palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2016, and their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
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