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Founded in 2008 by Marc Butcher, Barcelona's Asphyxion is dedicated to keeping the old-school thrash metal spirit alive with unwavering authenticity. Their EP "Onwards to Extinction" captures the raw energy and relentless pace that defines their commitment to thrash's golden-era sound.
Aspid has navigated from thrash and groove metal into hard rock and heavy metal territory from Girona in Catalonia since 1991. Over three decades of activity from this medieval walled city, they have proven themselves one of the most enduring bands in the Catalan heavy music scene.
Buffalo, New York metalcore and thrash hybrid whose 2018 debut The Undying delivers aggressive, melodically charged heaviness from Western New York's hardscrabble metal scene.
Punishing Melodic Thrash / Death Metal from Austin.
Assaltator thrashes from Pordenone in Friuli since 2010. Their Italian name meaning 'assaulter' captures the offensive intensity of their riff-driven attack from the northeastern plains.
San Francisco thrash band continuing the Bay Area's unparalleled thrash legacy, delivering aggressive speed metal from the city that defined the genre.
Denver thrash metal act with two releases since 2021. Sky Scraping and the follow-up EP Devotion deliver focused, vertical thrash from the Mile High City — the name and altitude working in concert.
Assault is a speed/thrash metal band from Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, formed in 2021 and playing in the aggressive tradition of Brazilian thrash metal. Operating out of the interior of Bahia — a state better known for axé and forró than thrash — the band channels the raw, high-tempo aggression of the genre with themes rooted in misanthropy and anti-religious sentiment.
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