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Louth, IE · 2013–present · active
Viocosis is a thrash metal band from Louth, Ireland, formed in 2013. They play aggressive thrash metal from the Irish midlands.
Zagreb, HR · 2025–present · active
Violate is a groove/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2025. They combine groove metal's heavy rhythms with thrash's speed.
Birmingham, GB · 2018–present · active
Violated Flesh is a death/thrash metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2018. They combine death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity from one of Britain's historic metal cities.
Kyiv, UA · 2021–present · active
Kyiv's Violateress delivers aggressive death metal and deathcore with a modern, polished production approach. Their compositions pair technical guitar work with punishing breakdowns and guttural vocal fury, representing Kyiv's active extreme metal underground.
Gefrees, DE · 2012–present · active
Violation is a melodic death metal band from Gefrees, Germany, formed in 2012. They deliver melodic death metal featuring harmonized guitar work and dynamic vocal interplay.
Paris, FR · 2023–present · active
Violent City is a heavy metal/punk band from Paris, France, formed in 2023. They fuse heavy metal's power with punk's raw energy and urban aggression.
Zürich, CH · 2018–present · active
Violent Creatures is a thrash metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2018. Their 2018 demo features four tracks of driving thrash and heavy metal, including cuts like "Blood is Spilling" and "Fear of Death," establishing their foundation in hard-hitting, beer-fueled thrash.
RO · 2025–present · active
Romanian act Violent Goat Rot delivers a merciless combination of death metal and deathcore, piling on guttural vocals and crushing breakdowns with gleeful abandon. Their unsubtle approach to extremity channels the most punishing end of the genre spectrum.
Zhytomyr, UA · 2011–present · active
Zhytomyr's Violent Omen merges progressive metal's structural ambition with thrash metal's aggressive energy, creating compositions that balance technical complexity with raw intensity. Their dynamic approach keeps listeners engaged through unpredictable shifts and inventive arrangements.

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