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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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Since 2019, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Siedlce. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Warsaw/Piaseczno-based thrash metal act active since 2007, delivering riff-driven aggression rooted in the genre's foundational principles of speed, precision, and relentless energy. Their material channels the spirit of 1980s thrash through a Polish filter.
Friesland-based crossover thrash act active since 2022, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Czech heavy/thrash metal band from České Budějovice, formed in 2021. They deliver an energetic blend of heavy and thrash metal with a youthful intensity.
French death/thrash metal band from Mirecourt in the Vosges, formed in 2020. They deliver blameful death-thrash from the Lorraine countryside.
BlankWar is a progressive thrash metal band from Bragança Paulista, in the interior of São Paulo state, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band released a self-titled debut album in 2016 and subsequently put out a single titled "BloodSuckers," carving out a niche within Brazil's active underground thrash scene.
Since 2019, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza). Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Blasphemaniac is a black/thrash metal band from Atibaia, São Paulo, Brazil, playing what they describe as old school black speed metal rooted in blasphemy, satanism, and witchcraft. The band has released several records including "Lust Possession" (2021), "Bestial Occult Ceremony" (2022), and "Night of the Necromancer" (2023) via Black Hearts Records and Death Defier Productions. They performed at the Brazilian Harmageddon 2024 festival in São Paulo alongside international acts such as Sabbat.
Blasphemer is a death/thrash metal band from Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil, with roots in the local extreme metal underground. The band appeared on the "Headthrashers Live" compilation recorded at the Municipal Theatre in Santo André alongside Necromancia, MX, and Cova, documenting the early São Paulo thrash scene. Their lyrical themes centered on satanism, evil, war, and death.
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