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Balrog is a speed/thrash metal band from Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, formed around 2000. The band released the album "No nos Detendrán" in 2014 and has featured vocalist and bassist Omar "BuBBa" Fernández alongside guitarist Lautaro Medina as core members of their long-running lineup.
Four-piece from Kozloduy, Bulgaria, blending heavy metal, thrash, and melodic death metal since 2018. Their album "Nuclear People" features guitarist Plamen Petkov and vocalist Emil Boyanov delivering eight tracks of genre-crossing Bulgarian metal.
Budapest-based crossover thrash act active since 1988, 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.
Bandanos were a thrash/crossover band from São Paulo who emerged from the city's hardcore punk veteran pool with a mission to revive the raw energy of bands like D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, and Excel. Over their active years they released multiple albums — including "Nobody Brings My Coffin Until I Die" (2014) and several splits — and mounted an extensive European tour in 2009 spanning 28 shows across 11 countries. They split up in the 2010s after building a loyal following in the underground crossover circuit.
London thrash metal band formed in 2012, featuring a five-piece lineup led by vocalist Andreas Morelli. Their free EPs including Close Encounters of the Thrash Kind and Shovel Butcher deliver energetic, no-cost thrash to the London underground.
Limerick-based thrash metal act active since 2024, 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 Irish filter.
Florence-based melodic thrash metal act active since 2012, tempering the genre's trademark aggression with harmonized guitar leads and dynamic songwriting. Their approach delivers thrash metal's visceral energy without sacrificing melodic accessibility.
A thrash metal band from Nanuet, New York that formed in 1987 under the full name Cymon Bar Sinister, operating independently before dissolving.
A New Jersey thrash/power metal band that existed for only a brief window in late 1986 through spring 1987, leaving no recorded releases behind.
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