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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Arianrhod has been delivering thrash metal from the French underground since 2001, named after the Welsh goddess of the silver wheel. Over two decades of Celtic-inspired thrash speak to deep dedication within France's extreme metal community.
Denver groove metal band harnessing the Mile High City's ferocious energy into driving, riff-heavy anthems that hit with the force of a Colorado avalanche.
Seattle metalcore/thrash hybrid blending nu metal accessibility with thrash precision, reflecting the Emerald City's willingness to cross genre boundaries without apology.
Ariser thrashes from Samara on the Volga since 2016. Their name suggesting one who rises drives compositions of ascending aggression from this major Volga River city.
Arize thrashes from Stockholm since 2019. Their resurrection-themed name drives compositions of ascending aggression from the Swedish capital.
Ark of Passage channels melodic death and thrash metal from Moscow since 2010. Their vessel-of-transit name drives fifteen years of compositions that transport listeners through melodic extremity.
Arkanist crafts melodic death and thrash metal from Sollentuna in the Stockholm metropolitan area since 2022. Their secretive name drives compositions of hidden knowledge expressed through dual-genre melodic aggression.
Arkhaikus was a thrash metal band from Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, active from 2010 until their split-up and operating under several earlier names including Slackerness and Metaldier before settling on the final moniker. The band's lyrical themes centered on warfare, evil, and metal culture, fitting squarely within the aggressive thrash tradition of the Brazilian interior. They documented their live activity with a bootleg recording from a 2011 show in Santo Anastácio.
Arkhe delivers punishing thrash metal from the Basque town of Errenteria, carrying on the proud tradition of extreme music in Gipuzkoa province since 2012. Their aggressive output reflects the region's deep-rooted intensity.
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