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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Minneapolis death/thrash act Climactic deliver straight-ahead extreme metal with an emphasis on aggression and momentum, rooted in the Twin Cities underground. Their material is lean and unpretentious, aimed squarely at fans of classic extreme metal crossover.
Aurora, IL death/thrash act Clocktower bring a hard-hitting, no-nonsense approach to classic extreme metal, rooted in the long tradition of Chicago-area underground metal. Their music is tight, aggressive, and built around the kind of riff-forward songwriting that defined American thrash and death in their early years.
A progressive metal outfit from the Philadelphia suburb of Broomall, Pennsylvania, Clockwork blended symphonic prog complexity with technical metal muscle, drawing comparisons to Yes and Dream Theater. Their lone album Surface Tension showcased lush keyboards, intricate rhythms, and soaring guitar melodies.
Black-thrash metal band from Derby, England, formed in 2022. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash aggression from the East Midlands.
A Flint, Michigan act working across melodic death metal, thrash, and straight death metal, Clovis bring a midwest blue-collar grit to their extreme metal sound. Their approach draws on the long lineage of Michigan's underground metal heritage.
Seaside, California's Clownhouse blend death metal heaviness with thrash metal's velocity into a raw, aggressive attack. Their work fits naturally within the broader California tradition of uncompromising underground metal.
Thrash metal band from Kingston upon Hull, England, formed in 2015. They deliver aggressive thrash from the Humberside.
Thrash metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, formed in 2017. They deliver fast, chaotic thrash from the Franconian wine country.
Denver's Clusterfux have been the Mile High City's crossover thrash standard-bearers since 1995, combining hardcore punk's aggression with thrash metal riffs into a relentless, politically charged attack. Active again since 2017 and signed to Beer City Records, their latest album Defy keeps the fury very much alive.
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