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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)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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German death/thrash/doom metal band from Krölpa in Thuringia, formed in 2016. They blend three heavy genres into a savage, multifaceted assault.
's-Hertogenbosch-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2024, 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.
Break the Ice is a death/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2013. The band released a demo tape in 2015 featuring tracks such as "Agony" and "Blessed Death," recorded and mixed by Ugo Héon. They have since split up.
Spanish thrash metal and metalcore band from Tarragona, formed in 2022. They break the silence with aggressive thrash-infused metalcore from Catalonia.
German death/thrash metal and grindcore band from Castrop-Rauxel in the Ruhr Valley, formed in 2014. They channel a feral blend of death-thrash and grindcore extremity.
German thrash metal band from Münster, formed in 2015. They deliver fast, tongue-in-cheek thrash metal from the Westphalian university city.
German thrash/death/groove metal band from Weiden in the Upper Palatinate, formed in 2013. They blend three metal traditions with a beer-fueled attitude from eastern Bavaria.
Briga de Bar — Portuguese for "Bar Fight" — is a thrash metal band from Belém, Pará, Brazil. The band released their recording "Tropa Banger" in 2015 and remain active as an independent act. They are part of Belém's underground metal scene in the Amazon region of northern Brazil.
Crossover thrash outfit from Skopje, formed in 2000. Their sound channels the spirit of 1980s crossover, fusing hardcore punk's immediacy with thrash metal's technical edge.
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