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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Since 2019, this Italian thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Belforte del Chienti (Macerata). Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
Thrash metal outfit from Manchester, formed in 2024. Their compositions hit with the urgent intensity that defines the genre at its best: fast, tight, and unapologetically aggressive.
German thrash metal and crossover band from Frankfurt an der Oder, formed in 2017. They deliver party-fueled crossover thrash from the Polish-German border city.
German death/thrash metal band from Reichenbach im Vogtland, formed in 2020. They channel chaotic death-thrash from the Saxon-Thuringian borderlands.
French thrash/death metal and grindcore band from Lyon, formed in 2014. They deliver bounty-hunter death-grind from the Rhône Valley capital.
German thrash metal band from Düsseldorf, formed in 2019. They deliver shockwave-inducing thrash metal from the Rhineland capital.
Caldicot-based thrash metal act active since 2013, 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 British filter.
German thrash metal band from Büdelsdorf in Schleswig-Holstein, formed in 2021. They play fast, explosive thrash metal from the far north of Germany.
German thrash/power metal band from Schweinfurt, active since 2006. With two decades of output, they bring seasoned thrash and power metal energy to the Franconian scene.
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