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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Thrash metal and crossover band from Hoogstraten, Belgium, formed in 2016. They blend thrash metal's speed with crossover punk energy, bringing circle-pit-ready aggression from the northernmost tip of the Antwerp province.
East Hartford, Connecticut's Collective Brutality brings together the technicality of progressive metal with the violence of death and thrash, a Connecticut act that earns its name through dense, punishing arrangements.
Thrash metal band from Riga, Latvia, with roots stretching back to 1988. Collide is one of the longest-running metal acts in the Baltics, surviving the late Soviet era and three decades of Latvian independence.
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Seattle's Colony Drop takes its name from a cataclysmic sci-fi weapon and plays accordingly — crossover thrash that hits hard and fast, steeped in the Pacific Northwest DIY ethos that keeps the scene honest.
Richmond, Virginia's Colossal Wreck plays death-infused thrash with the direct, no-nonsense approach typical of the Richmond scene — a city that consistently produces metal with more grit than polish.
Groove-stoner-thrash act from Saint Petersburg, formed in 2020. Colossus Form merges heavy grooves with stoner fuzz and thrash aggression.
Death-thrash metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2020. They merge death metal aggression with thrash speed from Finland's oldest city.
Crossover thrash band from Kladno, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. They blend the speed and riffing of thrash metal with the raw energy and attitude of hardcore punk.
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