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Angel 7 merges melodic death, power, and thrash metal from Kyiv since 2001. Over a quarter century of multi-genre compositions from the Ukrainian capital, they have sustained an ambitious triple-threat approach.
Angel Dust is a German heavy metal band formed in Dortmund in 1984, releasing their debut Into the Dark Past in 1986 during the height of the German speed and thrash metal movement. After disbanding in 1990, the band reformed in 1998 with a new vocalist and a significantly more melodic power metal orientation, signing to Century Media Records and releasing acclaimed albums including Border of Reality (1998), Bleed (1999), and Enlighten the Darkness (2000). They are one of the more notable examples of a German thrash act successfully reinventing themselves as a power metal band.
Fort Smith, Arkansas thrash metal act whose 2019 EP Plague Of Humanity delivers pandemic-themed fury that proved grimly prescient. A blast of aggression from one of the Natural State's lesser-known metal strongholds.
Boston thrash metal act whose 2020 debut Confessions of the Damned delivers rapid-fire aggression with a heavy metal edge. The name evokes both angelic and mechanical destruction — a fitting duality for their razor-sharp approach.
Active since the early 1990s in Murcia, Angel Negro played thrashcore fueled by the influence of Soziedad Alkoholika and Beer Mosh, with socially conscious lyrics delivered in Spanish. Their brief but fiery run produced demos like "Trashgüerta" and "Hombre Rico, Hombre Pobre" before the band disappeared in the mid-1990s.
Angel of Sodom launches thrash metal assaults from Helsinki since 2015, combining biblical destruction themes with relentless velocity. Their apocalyptic name suits a band dedicated to the purest forms of thrash aggression.
Angel Rising merges death metal, groove metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal from Marseille since 2020, creating an ambitious four-genre hybrid from France's Mediterranean port. Their redemptive name contrasts with the heaviness of their multi-faceted assault.
Provo, Utah thrash metal project debuting in 2026 with Sacrificial Cannibalistic Suicide. Extreme music from an unexpected origin — the heart of Mormon country producing some of the most blasphemous thrash around.
Angelcrypt has evolved from death and thrash metal into melodic death metal from St. Paul's Bay in Malta since 2016. Their cryptic-angelic name drives a sound that has progressively refined its melodic sensibilities from this northern Maltese coastal town.
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