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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Death-thrash metal band from Alzenau, Germany, active since 1998. With over 25 years of activity, Candra are seasoned veterans of the Franconian extreme metal scene.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania outfit blending thrash, stoner metal, and punk with a lycanthropic/Satanic thematic bent, active from 2007 until their split-up.
Death-thrash metal band from Finland, formed in 2020. They merge death metal aggression with thrash metal speed.
Whittier, California thrash metal band active since 2012, operating in the straightforward heavy underground.
Thrash metal band from Tallinn, Estonia, active since 1995. With three decades of history, Cantilena are among the longest-running thrash acts in the Baltic states.
Caos Devasta is a death/thrash metal band from Manaus, in Brazil's Amazon region, formed in 2017. The band is part of the active underground heavy metal scene in Manaus and has performed at local events including the Mandrake Rock Festival, which showcases original Amazonian metal acts. Their album "Amazônia Destruída" is documented on Metal Archives.
Caos Sphere is a heavy/thrash metal band from Recife, Brazil, formed in 2014. The band released the EP "Horror Tales" as their debut, followed by the full-length "Hell Is Here" and the album "The Call of Thanatos" in 2016, delivering a style built on palm-mute chugging, dexterous riffing, and aggressive vocals in the tradition of classic Brazilian thrash.
Thrash metal band from Braga, northern Portugal, formed in 2019. Capela Mortuária — Portuguese for 'mortuary chapel' — delivers aggressive thrash from the Minho region.
Technical death metal act with roots stretching back to 1993 in Connecticut, eventually relocating to Florida and landing on Willowtip Records with a rigorous, psychologically themed brand of technical death metal.
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