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Ancienterror is a death/thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2002 from the ashes of Missing Sequence, and has remained active in the city's underground scene ever since. The band released the EP "Arguments for Aggression" in 2007 and has built its lyrical identity around anti-religious, anti-globalization, and anti-capitalist themes.
Ancillae is a death/thrash metal band from Carazinho, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2024. A recent entry into the Brazilian extreme metal underground, they combine the brutality of death metal with the aggression and riff-driven attack of thrash.
And for Us has pursued progressive thrash metal from the western Irish city of Galway since 2007, an unusual geographic outpost for technically ambitious metal. Their proximity to the Atlantic informs a sound with sweeping dynamics and unpredictable structural changes.
Greeley thrash metal project from the Colorado underground.
Andralls is a São Paulo thrash metal band formed in 1998 (active as a recording act from 2000), whose name references the historic Andraus building fire that killed 16 people in the city in 1972. Known for a self-described "fasthrash" style that pushes the tempo to near-death metal extremes, they have released albums including "Massacre, Corruption, Destruction" (2000), "Inner Trauma" (2005), "Breakneck" (2012), and "Bleeding for Thrash" (2019), the latter receiving a 9/10 from Metal Temple for its ferocious riff work and relentless aggression.
Anemi merges power and thrash metal from Paris since 2019, creating a volatile hybrid that combines anthemic melody with aggressive velocity. Their name evokes a blood-drained weakness that contrasts with the vitality of their sound.
Anencefalo were a crossover thrash band from Santiago, Chile, active across several periods between 2004 and 2023, who evolved from punk-inflected death metal into a harder-edged thrash and crossover style. Their discography includes the albums "Odio" (2009) and "Cefalotripsia" (2011), with lyrics addressing mental illness, death, and depersonalization throughout their career.
Hailing from Košťany/Teplice in northern Bohemia, Anestesia play thrash metal with a raw, direct approach, releasing albums including Terapia and the 2022 effort Fenix. Their 2024 follow-up Azken Heriotza demonstrates the band's continued drive and consistency within the Czech thrash underground.
Anestesia was a thrash metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, formed around 1987 and active into the early 1990s as part of the first wave of Brazilian thrash. Operating out of Manaus — geographically isolated from the main São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro metal hubs — the band recorded a demo "Total Massacre" and contributed tracks to the Brazilian thrash underground, their themes centered on human and social concerns.
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