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Dutch thrash metal band formed in 2015. Cellarpigs delivers raw, aggressive thrash with a no-frills approach.
Celtic Frost formed in Zürich, Switzerland in June 1984 when guitarist Thomas Gabriel Fischer and bassist Martin Eric Ain dissolved their previous band Hellhammer and rebuilt with more ambitious musical goals. Their first two records, Morbid Tales (1984) and To Mega Therion (1985), were foundational texts for extreme metal, directly influencing the development of black, death, and doom metal. After a long hiatus, the band reformed and released the critically acclaimed Monotheist in 2006 before disbanding permanently in 2008 when Fischer departed to form Triptykon.
Melodic death-power-thrash act from Udine in Friuli, formed in 2020. Celtic Hills blends folk-tinged melodies with aggressive extreme metal in a genre-crossing approach.
Cement Rain was a thrash metal band from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2009. The band self-released their debut album Escaping from the Apocalyptic City on November 27, 2009, a twelve-track record rooted in old-school thrash with aggressive, urban-themed lyrics. The group later split up and had released music available on SoundCloud and Spotify.
Cemetary is a thrash metal band from Santa Clara, California, channeling the aggressive Bay Area tradition of bands like early Exodus and Testament, with tight rhythm work, barked vocals, and relentless forward momentum.
Austrian thrash metal band from Braunau am Inn, active since 2008, blending thrashing riffs with deathlike grooves and biting lyrics. Their catalog includes albums like 'An Anatomy of War' and 'Power of the Hypocrite,' tackling socially charged subject matter with technical brutality.
Cemetery Lust is a black/thrash metal band from Portland, Oregon, combining the raw savagery of first-wave black metal with the speed and riff aggression of classic thrash in the tradition of Venom, Midnight, and Toxic Holocaust — mean-spirited, filth-forward, and built for speed.
Cemitério is a death/thrash metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2014 by multi-instrumentalist Hugo Golon. The band's self-titled debut album, recorded at RH Studios and released in 2014, draws heavily on classic horror films of the 1970s and 1980s for its lyrical themes, taking influence from early death metal acts such as Possessed, Death, and Pestilence, as well as Brazilian legends Sepultura, Mutilator, and Vulcano. The project is released through Kill Again Records.
Cenagal is a thrash metal band from Quilpué whose debut demo, released in August 2018 through Valparaíso distro Los Restos Dela Esfera, announced a sound shaped by classic extreme thrash forebears including early Sepultura, Slayer, Kreator, Pestilence, and Sodom. Their self-described "dirty and streetwise" approach grounds the band firmly in the street-level thrash tradition of the Chilean underground.
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