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Mörbidez is a one-man black thrash project that recorded its entire debut, Sob o Signo de Belial, between April and May 2020 at the creator's own Casa da Bruxa studio in Vitória. The album channels the ragged energy of first-wave black metal and South American speed metal through nine Portuguese-language tracks steeped in satanic imagery, and was released in June 2020 alongside a bonus covers EP titled Limbo.
Mörghuul is a blackened thrash/speed metal band from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2022. Their releases "Possessed by Demo" and "Domination of the Beast" deliver the raw, aggressive fusion of black metal ferocity and thrash/speed metal velocity.
A black/death/thrash metal act from the northern Croatian town of Čakovec, Bezdan has been delivering multi-faceted extremity since 2014. The band draws from multiple extreme metal traditions to create a ferocious hybrid.
Mötim is a speed metal trio from Rio Grande do Norte comprising vocalist and guitarist Alexandre Almada, drummer Glenio, and bassist Gustavo. The band delivers fast, stripped-down heavy metal with an aggressive underground ethos, documented across a run of self-released recordings on Bandcamp including "Heavy Metal and Rotten Hearts" and "Genocida".
Brandon, Florida's Nasty Savage are one of the unsung survivors of the American metal underground, plying power-speed-thrash since 1985 with an eccentric theatricality that's always set them apart. Four decades in, the band still commands a rabid cult following.
Brooklyn, New York's Natur formed in 2008 with a commitment to unadorned traditional heavy metal they describe as "old metal," drawing heavily on NWOBHM and early American speed metal. Their debut full-length Head of Death (2012) and the follow-up Afternoon Nightmare (2020) document a band devoted to high-energy, riff-driven songwriting without genre concession. They emerged when few American bands were playing unapologetic straight-ahead heavy metal and helped anchor a small revival of the form.
Necrowinds is a speed/black metal band from Kyustendil, Bulgaria, active since 2017. The band channels the raw velocity of first-wave speed metal through a black metal lens from southwestern Bulgaria.
Silesian black/speed metal act formed in 2022, fusing breakneck velocity with atmospheric darkness from Poland's industrial heartland. Their high-octane approach channels raw energy through both genres.
Nicte is a power/speed metal band from Valencia, formed in 2023. Named after the Mayan word for flower, the band brings Mesoamerican mystique to high-velocity power metal from Spain's third-largest city.
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