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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
Featured Power Metal Album
No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Frederick, Maryland thrash act drawing on classic Bay Area aggression and East Coast grit. Their no-frills approach puts tightly wound riffs and jackhammer rhythms front and center.
Denver outfit fusing melodic death metal hooks with thrash metal drive and old-school death metal punishment. They pull from multiple extremes to build a sound as volatile as their name suggests.
Downingtown, Pennsylvania act blending progressive ambition with death metal ferocity and thrash metal energy. Their compositions stretch beyond genre conventions while keeping the aggression intact.
Austin crossover thrash act bringing hardcore punk ferocity and thrash metal riffing to the Texas underground. Their tight, fast songs carry the raw edge of both worlds without compromise.
Columbus thrash metal band keeping the old-school flame burning in the Ohio underground. Their direct, riff-first approach draws on classic American and German thrash traditions.
New Jersey thrash metal band carrying the caustic aggression of classic East Coast thrash. Their high-energy sound keeps the spirit of 1980s American thrash alive in the modern underground.
Crossover thrash act from Kraków, active since 2013. Condition: Dead delivers punk-fueled thrash aggression from southern Poland.
Kolbotn thrash/black metal outfit and proud member of the Kolbotn Thrashers Union alongside Darkthrone and Nekromantheon, delivering lethal fury across albums like 'Unstoppable Power.' Their blackened take on Slayer and Dark Angel-style thrash has set a standard for the style within Norway's tight-knit extreme metal community.
Birmingham, Alabama thrash metal band fueling the Deep South underground with driving riffs and aggressive delivery. Their sound carries the energy of classic thrash with a distinctly Southern edge.
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