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Death metal band from Locarno, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, Switzerland, who reformed in autumn 2021 after roughly three decades of inactivity. Their releases—including "Sworn to the Grave," "Rehearsal Flatulences," and "Invoking the Filth"—foreground horror-oriented, splatter-themed lyrics in the tradition of old-school gore death metal.
Aersion is a thrash and death metal band from Tampa, Florida. Their 2013 full-length "Cronos" channels twelve tracks of aggressive thrash-death in a city synonymous with death metal history.
Aesir is a remarkably prolific thrash metal solo project from Croton Falls, New York. With nine releases across just three years (2023-2025), including three full-lengths and six EPs, the project maintains a relentless output of riff-driven thrash spanning conceptual territory from sci-fi to existential themes.
Oak Grove, Missouri thrash metal project. Eternal aggression from the Kansas City suburbs.
Affected plays heavy and thrash metal from Miroslav in southern Moravia since 2021. From this small Czech wine-country town, they channel the twin traditions of heavy and thrash metal with agricultural-town grit.
Central Islip, Long Island thrash metal project. Suburban suffering rendered as speed metal aggression.
Afire is a heavy and thrash metal band from Vitoria-Gasteiz, the Basque capital in Spain, formed in 2015, combining traditional heavy metal power with thrash's relentless aggression. The band represents the enduring strength of thrash metal in the Basque Country.
Afrobomination is a death/thrash metal and crust punk band of uncertain origin. Their gleefully chaotic output — including a twenty-track demo called "Space Motherfuckers" and a full-length sequel — suggests a band that refuses to take themselves seriously while still delivering genuinely aggressive extreme metal.
After Death is a staggeringly prolific death metal project from Tampa, Florida. With fifteen releases in just three years (2022-2024), the project channels the city's legendary death metal legacy into a ceaseless torrent of material spanning multiple languages and thematic concepts, from Italian horror ("Quel Cimitero Accanto Alla Villa") to abstract self-destruction ("SELF//WOUND").
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