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Excruciator formed in Beaverton, Oregon in 2009 as an explicit reaction against metalcore trends in the Portland scene, drawing instead from the 1980s speed and heavy metal traditions of bands like Judas Priest and Motörhead. Their debut full-length Devouring (2011) was released on Heavy Artillery/Earache Records and recorded with a lineup that included guitarist/vocalist Chris Birkle, and the follow-up Fighting for Evil (2017) was produced by Toxic Holocaust's Joel Grind at Falcon Recording Studios in Portland. The band briefly went on hiatus between 2013 and 2015 before regrouping for additional releases.
Speed metal and thrash band from Helsinki, Finland with roots going back to 1995. They are among the elder statesmen of Finnish speed/thrash metal.
Verona, Italy — black metal, speed metal, and thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2013, they deal in pre-thrash intensity with a melodic edge. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Speed/black'n'roll band from Pordenone in northeastern Italy, self-described as channeling "speed/black'n'roll from Italian north-east wastelands." Their discography includes the albums The Witch Trials and No Escape From the Catacomb alongside live recordings, delivering raw, high-velocity metal with a punk-fueled attitude.
Tampa's Exorcism Wounds evolved from raw black metal into a black/speed/thrash hybrid since forming in 2021, with the Florida city's long legacy of extreme metal clearly shaping their increasingly aggressive trajectory. The shift toward speed and thrash has sharpened their sound into something fiercer and more kinetic.
Blackened speed metal project from Germany, formed in 2024, merging the atmospheric darkness of black metal with speed metal's breakneck velocity. Their executioner-themed name drives a sound built on old-school intensity and aggression.
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