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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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Southern and melodic thrash metal band from Reading, active since 2012, blending hard rock, thrash, doom, southern rock, and progressive metal. Their albums including B.O.D and Isolation showcase an ambitious, genre-crossing approach to heavy music.
French thrash metal band from Meru in the Oise, active since 1997. With nearly three decades of thrash, they are a veteran of the northern French metal scene.
Black Goat Spell is a thrash metal and crossover band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2021. The band incorporates influences from Afro-Brazilian spiritual traditions such as orixas and umbanda into their aggressive crossover thrash sound, setting them apart in the Brazilian underground. They released their self-titled debut material in 2025 via Bandcamp.
French black/thrash metal band from Versailles, formed in 2025. They deliver hammering black/thrash from the palace city near Paris.
German death/thrash metal band from Oberderdingen in Baden-Württemberg, active since 2005. With two decades of output, they bring seasoned death-thrash aggression to the southwestern German underground.
Lisbon-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2020, anchoring their riff-driven assault in mid-tempo grooves that demand involuntary headbanging. Their compositions balance thrash metal's speed with the crushing rhythmic weight of groove metal.
Since 2018, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Silesia. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Spanish speed/thrash metal band from Bilbao, formed in 2018. They deliver fast, freezing speed-thrash from the Basque industrial heartland.
Thrash and groove metal band from Zillingtal, Austria, formed in 2020. Their debut album "Resilience" delivers nine tracks of hard-hitting thrash with groove-laden heaviness and a consistently aggressive approach.
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