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Death/thrash outfit from Leicester, formed in 2015. Their sound channels the raw energy of 1980s thrash through death metal's heavier lens, pairing aggressive vocals with riff-centric compositions.
Blood Oath is a progressive death metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2015, whose sound blends the feral aggression of late-1980s death/thrash with the technical sophistication of early-1990s death metal — often drawing comparisons to Sadus and Pestilence. After establishing themselves with the Malignant Manifesto promo (2015) and the mini-LP The Line Between (2017), they released their debut full-length Lost in an Eternal Silence through Caligari Records in 2023, a record noted for its prominent fretless bass work and complex rhythmic arrangements.
Danish death/groove/thrash metal band from Hvidbjerg in western Jutland, formed in 2016. They draw from three metal traditions for a versatile, aggressive sound.
German melodic death metal band from Duisburg, formed in 2013. They forge melodic death metal with strong hooks from the Ruhr industrial heartland.
Heavy Deathcore from San Antonio.
Modena-based death metal act active since 2010, trafficking in the genre's essential currency of guttural vocals, down-tuned riffs, and relentless percussive punishment. Their compositions deliver uncompromising heaviness rooted in the old-school tradition.
Black/thrash metal act from Virserum, formed in 2014. Their compositions hurtle forward at breakneck tempos, driven by the marriage of thrash's precision riffing and black metal's hostile atmosphere.
Naousa-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2013, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
Thrash metal outfit from Lombardy, formed in 2024. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
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