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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Spanish groove/thrash metal band from Ciudad Real, formed in 2014. They blend groove metal rhythms with thrash metal aggression from the La Mancha plains.
Poltava-based thrash/groove metal act active since 2021, 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.
Bristol-based death/thrash metal act active since 2011, fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's riff-driven velocity and rhythmic precision. Their high-energy approach delivers the heaviness of death metal married to thrash's urgent momentum.
Warsaw-based thrash metal act active since 2012, 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.
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Finnish thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Helsinki, formed in 2023. They deliver bullet-speed aggression across three punk and metal styles.
Blistering Groove / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Since 2024, this Polish thrash metal act has delivered high-velocity riff assaults from Wrocław. Their sound channels the raw energy of the genre's golden era through tight musicianship.
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