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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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San Francisco's Shrakys, formed in 2021, bring a Bay Area pedigree to a hybrid of heavy and thrash metal — sharp riffing, speed, and a no-nonsense approach that draws on the city's long history of thrash aggression.
Los Angeles's Shrapnel, formed in 2021, deliver heavy and thrash metal shaped by the city's sprawling extreme metal community, prioritizing riff density and forward momentum in a style that echoes the early-80s heavy thrash underground.
Austin-based Shrapnel play melodic thrash and heavy metal with a classic sensibility — the band emphasizes tight melodic construction and speed, drawing from the genre's golden era while operating out of one of Texas's most active heavy music cities.
Merrick, New York's Shredded bridge heavy metal and metalcore, the Long Island outfit drawing on both the traditional metal riffing of their region and the modern extremity of metalcore to carve out a hybrid sound since 2018.
Seattle heavy metal band formed in 2013, occupying the classic end of the genre with thick riffing and a traditional song structure that sits apart from the city's more experimental tendencies. Their name evokes a dark, gothic atmosphere within a fundamentally heavy metal framework.
Shurican play heavy metal from Witten in the Ruhr Valley, channeling classic metal energy with the sharp, spinning intensity their throwing-star name suggests. Formed in 2020, they bring traditional metal fire to the Westphalian industrial region.
Shylock deliver melodic heavy metal and hard rock from Wurzburg, channeling the classic European melodic tradition from the Franconian wine country. Active since 2008, they've built a catalog of hook-driven, accessible heavy music.
Sibila play heavy metal from Madrid, their oracle-themed name suggesting prophetic intensity. Formed in 2023, they bring sybilline power to the Spanish capital's traditional metal scene.
Phoenix heavy/thrash act formed in 2018, delivering punishing riff-forward metal with the attitude of classic thrash filtered through a modern, muscular lens.
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