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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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Slam Dunk channel power and speed metal energy with a name that suggests a playful irreverence toward genre conventions. Their Swiss outfit delivers high-velocity riffing and anthemic choruses in the tradition of classic European speed metal.
Slutlust is a Philadelphia black/speed metal outfit formed in 2014, blending the raw aggression of first-wave black metal with the stripped-down velocity of speed metal in the tradition of acts like Venom and Motörhead.
Bayonne, New Jersey speed and power metal band formed in 2009, evolving from classic heavy metal roots toward a harder-hitting thrash and speed metal sound over their career.
Sobibor have been delivering thrash and speed metal from the southwestern Finnish town of Harjavalta since 2005, making them veterans of the Satakunta extreme scene. Their two decades of aggressive velocity represent sustained commitment to thrash.
Sodom are thrash metal legends from Gelsenkirchen and one of the "Big Four" of Teutonic thrash alongside Kreator, Destruction, and Tankard. From their raw black/speed metal beginnings through seminal albums like "Agent Orange" and "M-16," they helped define the German thrash sound that influenced countless bands worldwide.
Black/speed metal band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1999 by Leatherface (bass) and Warlock (guitar/vocals), releasing four full-lengths: Tales of the Reaper (2004), The Dead Shall Rise to Kill (2007), Jesus Is Not Here Today (2011), and Confessioni di un Cannibale (2016). The band has regularly toured South America and Europe throughout their career.
SOG is a speed and thrash metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2018, delivering high-velocity riffs and aggressive energy drawn from the classic traditions of the genre within the Southeast's active extreme metal community.
Soil to Ash fuse speed metal, black metal, and crust punk from Kaiserslautern, creating a volatile crossover that draws from three of heavy music's most aggressive styles. Formed in 2020, they bring chaotic energy to the Rhineland-Palatinate scene.
Soilent Green is a speed and thrash metal band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2021, carrying the name into the Midwest thrash scene with high-energy, aggressive songwriting indebted to the genre's classic American tradition.
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