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One-man heavy/thrash operation out of the tiny Texas town of Nemo. Pollo de Paz is a solo-crafted ten-track full-length that channels classic thrash energy through a DIY bedroom-metal ethos.
Alex Nunziati pursues heavy metal and thrash metal as a solo endeavor from Rome since 2021. Drawing from the deep well of classic metal tradition, this Roman solo project channels decades of influence into new compositions.
Alfa Pentatonik fuses industrial and thrash metal from the Finnish underground since 2023, creating a mechanical-organic hybrid that reflects their scientific-musical name. Their approach brings synthetic textures to thrash metal's organic aggression.
Thrash metal band from Lausanne, Switzerland, formed in 2008 by members Mat, Tony, Ed, and Phil, and signed to Unspeakable Axe Records after an early deal with Stormspell Records. Their discography spans the 2012 debut "Polymorph," the 2019 album "Pulse?," and a 2022 follow-up, placing them among Switzerland's most consistently active thrash metal acts.
Algeroth merges thrash and death metal from Warsaw since 2018. Named after a Mutant Chronicles wargame deity, they bring tabletop-gaming mythology to extreme metal from Poland's largest city.
Salt Lake City black/thrash project that emerged in 2023 with a self-titled three-track debut. Fast, aggressive, and rooted in the first-wave spirit of Bathory and early Sodom.
Sacramento death/thrash project. The name referencing pleasure from pain suits the ritual extremity from California's capital.
Algorithmics delivers progressive, melodic death, and thrash metal from Tomsk as of 2025. Their computational name drives technically precise compositions from this western Siberian science city, home to one of Russia's premier universities.
Algoz Profanador is a black/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, playing in the raw and chaotic tradition of Brazilian black-thrash that traces its roots to acts like Sarcófago and Vulcano. Their 2019 album "Vagando nas Sombras do Caos" is a 10-track assault drawing on occult imagery, nihilism, and philosophical darkness, with track titles like "Before the Abyss" and "Devastation Without Mercy" anchoring their sound in the most aggressive end of the São Paulo underground. The band remains active and independent.
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