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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Arctulary has been thrashing from the small Ostrobothnian town of Oulainen since 2013, bringing high-velocity metal to one of Finland's more remote communities. Their dedication to thrash from such an unlikely origin speaks to the genre's universal appeal.
Ardid is a thrash metal band from the Florencio Varela area of Buenos Aires province, with a lineup including Marcelo Lopez on vocals and bass, Jorge "Costra" García on guitar, and Ricardo "Ricky" Rodriguez on drums. The band completed their album "Mundo en coma" in 2023, presenting it live at Zadar Club in Wilde. Their material draws on classic thrash influences while addressing themes rooted in the working-class neighborhoods of the southern Buenos Aires conurbano.
Area 5.1 blends progressive and thrash metal from the Cumbrian industrial town of Barrow-in-Furness since 2023, their secret-military-base name adding conspiratorial intrigue to their technically demanding compositions. Their remote lakeland origins lend genuine isolation.
Las Vegas thrash metal project whose 2024 single arrives from a city practically adjacent to America's most famous classified military installation. The conspiracy-theory name writes itself when you're playing thrash in the Nevada desert.
Arendia merges black and thrash metal from the Lancashire towns of Coppull and Chorley since 2008, channeling nearly two decades of extreme metal from the northwest English heartland. Their fantastical name adds an epic dimension to their dual-genre assault.
Largo, Florida thrash metal veterans with eight releases since 2006. Named after the Greek god of war, their catalog includes live recordings from legendary KFJC radio and multiple full-lengths of relentless thrash from the Tampa Bay area.
Argent Void combines death and thrash metal from Helsinki since 2018, their name evoking a silver emptiness that reflects the cold precision of their sound. The project brings technical proficiency to the crossroads of two of extreme metal's most aggressive genres.
Tacoma/Seattle stoner metal project with nine releases since 2007. Their albums — from the space-rock tinged AUTOHYME I HEADSPACE to CHASING ZEBULON — trace nearly two decades of Pacific Northwest fuzz exploration, building one of the region's most substantial stoner catalogs.
Dallas, Texas thrash metal act whose 2017 debut Signals delivers focused, riff-driven aggression from the heart of the DFW Metroplex. No-frills Texas thrash built on speed and precision.
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