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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Asbeel merges power, thrash, and doom metal from Gdańsk since 2021. Named after a fallen angel who taught humanity deceptive counsel, their triple-genre approach channels treacherous versatility from the Baltic coast.
Ascaria channels death and thrash metal from Płock in Masovia since 1996, nearly three decades of activity from this Vistula River city. Their longevity from central Poland speaks to an enduring commitment to extreme metal's foundational styles.
Redondo Beach thrash band adding to the South Bay's legendary thrash lineage, channeling the same aggressive energy that birthed some of California's most iconic speed metal.
Old Bridge, New Jersey thrash metal act who released two EPs in 2014. New Land and Outlets of the Sky deliver focused thrash from the same central Jersey region that spawned the Misfits.
Ascendor thrashes from Gozo, Malta's smaller, quieter sister island, since 2013. The incongruity of thrash metal's urban aggression emerging from this pastoral, limestone island lends their music a unique Mediterranean character.
Ascensus was a thrash/black metal band from Geraardsbergen, East Flanders, Belgium, active from around 2006 until their split-up and associated with the Atakk label. They played an aggressive hybrid of thrash and black metal within the underground Belgian extreme metal circuit.
Ascraeus thrashes from Istanbul since 2013. Named after a massive Martian shield volcano, over a decade of planetary-scale thrash has erupted from Turkey's cultural capital.
Chalcis' Asfix deliver heavy and thrash metal from the capital of Euboea, bringing high-energy riffing and aggressive vocals to the island's growing metal community. Active since 2021, they represent the spread of Greek metal beyond the major urban centres.
Asfixia erupted from Sagunto in 2025 as one of Valencia's newest thrash metal acts, bringing suffocating aggression to a city better known for its Roman ruins. Their early work carries the hungry energy of a band with everything to prove.
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