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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Death metal, thrash, and metalcore band from Wolgast on the Baltic coast of Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Castoreum are seasoned veterans of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern metal scene.
Tampa-based death/thrash project helmed by multi-instrumentalist Dan Castro, blending Floridian death metal aggression with thrash riffing and a rotating cast of guest contributors including members of Suffocation.
Springfield, Illinois thrash metal band operating deep in the underground, channeling the abrasive energy and aggressive riffing of the classic American thrash tradition.
Crust-thrash act from Malmö, formed in 2021. Catachrest merges d-beat crust punk with thrash metal from Sweden's southernmost city.
Genre-spanning extreme metal band from Manchester, England, emerging in 2025. They blend brutal death metal, deathcore, melodic death metal, and thrash into an ambitious assault.
US death metal band mining the darkest corners of the genre with themes drawn from horror and occultism, operating in the American underground tradition.
Death-thrash band from Pordenone in Friuli, active since 2014. Catalepsis delivers relentless aggression from northeastern Italy's metal underground.
Thrash metal band from Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2014. They bring ripping thrash metal from the Belgian capital, channeling the speed and aggression of the genre's golden era with a modern European edge.
Catalysis channels the Tampa thrash tradition with aggressive, tightly wound riffing and barked vocals that recall the late-80s Bay Area and Florida crossover scenes. Their approach is direct and punishing, favoring speed and groove over technical showboating.
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