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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Formed in Hoogstraten, Antwerp as Poweraid in 1983 before renaming to Thorax in 1985, this Belgian heavy metal band were active during the mid-80s boom in Belgian metal and operated as an unsigned independent act. They have since split up, leaving behind a slice of Antwerp heavy metal history from the era.
Dallas, Texas's Thorn formed in 2023 playing traditional heavy metal and power metal, joining a city with a long history of the genre and bringing melody, anthem-ready hooks, and twin-guitar power to the Texas metal scene.
Thorn Incorporated from Grenoble deliver melodic heavy metal with the corporate-branded precision their business-styled name suggests, formed in 2025. Their Alpine city base provides dramatic scenery for their hook-driven metal from the Isère valley.
Thornwill is a heavy metal band from Győr, Hungary, formed in 2016. They play traditional heavy metal with solid riffing and classic European metal sensibilities.
Chicago's Those Motherfuckers have been tearing up the Midwest underground since 2009 with a punk-metal hybrid that fuses crust's bile and urgency with heavy metal's riff-driven power. Direct, loud, and unapologetically abrasive, they belong to a long Chicago tradition of bands who don't waste time with subtlety.
Heavy metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, composed of Luxyahak (vocals), Caos (guitar), Ulysses (bass), and C.J. Dubiella (drums). Their album Synchronized Abductions was recorded and mastered in 2019 at Funds House Studio in Curitiba and released on May 26, 2020, featuring tracks including "Vessels," "Scanning Souls," and "Black Sun Vortex." The band also released a prior album titled I Am The Presence.
Denver's Thoughtcrime formed in 2021 at the crossroads of traditional heavy metal and thrash, borrowing the Orwellian name to signal a politically charged edge beneath the riff-forward attack. Their sound sits in the classic American heavy/thrash continuum, energetic and hook-conscious without sacrificing aggression.
Raleigh, North Carolina heavy/thrash act formed in 2016, drawing on the punishing riff traditions of classic American thrash while keeping their sound rooted in no-frills heavy metal aggression. They occupy a corner of the Southeast underground where speed and blunt force matter more than polish.
Portland, Oregon heavy/thrash outfit formed in 2022, arriving at a time when the city's underground was producing a fresh generation of bands committed to classicist riffing and direct metallic impact rather than genre experimentation.
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