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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Virginia Beach speed/thrash metal project. A blunt, two-word mission statement from Hampton Roads' metal underground.
Pittsgrove/Elmer, New Jersey progressive metal project with ten releases since 2023. Behind Jupiter Clouds and subsequent EPs build a rapidly expanding catalog of ambitious prog from the Garden State's rural Salem County.
Atomic Head was a speed metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2004 by guitarist and vocalist SEbG with a focus on Bay Area thrash influences. The band released a self-titled five-track EP in 2006 and their only full-length album, March of the Urban Zombies, in 2014 before disbanding.
Alameda, California black metal and speed metal project whose releases channel the Bay Area's fog-shrouded atmosphere through raw extremity since 2012. The German-inflected name adds a martial edge.
Atomizator are a thrash/speed metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2015 under the motto "Thrash 'Till Death," delivering a raw, no-frills assault of razor-sharp riffs and venomous vocals. Their debut full-length "Nuclear Booze Patrol," recorded in a Geneva bunker studio and released via Witches Brew Records in 2025, contains twelve tracks of relentless old-school thrash available on limited vinyl in black, splatter, and lime green pressings.
Newcastle's Atomkraft were pioneers of the NWOBHM and speed metal movements, delivering blistering heavy metal with a raw, uncompromising edge since reforming in 2015. Their name ('nuclear power' in German) reflects the explosive energy of their sound, which bridges the gap between classic heavy metal and early thrash.
Colfax, California speed/thrash metal act from the Sierra Nevada foothills, channeling Gold Country's rugged frontier spirit into relentless, old-school aggression.
Speed/thrash metal act that migrated from San Jose to Las Vegas. Two releases since 2012 including On Slaying Grounds deliver relentless, classic-influenced thrash that fits naturally in both the Bay Area and desert metal traditions.
Andover's Aviatörr channel the spirit of classic speed metal with umlaut-adorned abandon, delivering ripping guitar solos and breakneck tempos that pay homage to the genre's 1980s heyday. Since 2020, they've brought infectious energy and old-school metal worship to the UK underground.
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