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Evidence (2023)
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AlmostRage thrashes from Koper since 2022. Their nearly-furious name brings contained aggression from Slovenia's coastal capital to the country's thrash metal community.
Alpha Omega delivers thrash metal from the East Anglian city of Norwich since 2017, their biblical name meaning the beginning and the end. Their apocalyptic name suits the all-encompassing intensity of their thrash assault.
Arizona/Philadelphia thrash metal project. The sacrificial name channels ritual aggression across state lines.
South Derby, Connecticut progressive metal and thrash project. The name's implication of change suits their genre-blending approach.
Hamden, Connecticut thrash metal project with six releases blending aggressive thrash with eclectic, sample-heavy production. An unconventional approach to thrash that incorporates hip-hop and electronic influences.
Turnersville, New Jersey progressive thrash metal act blending technical riffing with aggressive velocity. A South Jersey project that channels the Garden State's deep thrash metal roots through a progressive lens.
Long Island thrash metal act delivering classic thrash aggression from New York's suburban sprawl. Two releases of tight, riff-driven thrash rooted in the Bay Area and East Coast traditions.
Alternate is a speed/thrash metal band from Shumen, Bulgaria, formed in 1991 and among the early contributors to the Bulgarian thrash metal underground. The band released albums including "Anger of the Gods" and "Reincarnation," playing tight, aggressive thrash metal in the classic European tradition.
Altheria is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Polva in southeastern Estonia, formed in 2014, combining melodic death metal's harmonic guitar work with thrash's aggressive velocity. The band brings extreme metal to one of Estonia's smaller, more rural regions.
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