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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Pasadena, Maryland heavy metal and thrash act operating in the Baltimore-Washington corridor's lively underground scene, with a sound rooted in the genre's classic aggressive traditions. Their music favors riff-first songwriting and no-nonsense heavy metal conviction.
Death-thrash metal band from St. Austell in Cornwall, England, formed in 2024. They merge death metal with thrash from the English West Country.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2014. They blend classic heavy metal with thrash aggression from Scotland's largest city.
Power-thrash metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2014. They blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal aggression from the East Midlands.
Corruption of Soul was a technical death and thrash metal project from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2022 by Ivan Guilherme, known as Sodomizer. The project, which used programmed instruments, produced a self-titled eight-track album before splitting up. Belém has a historically notable place in Brazilian heavy metal, being the home city of Stress, who released the country's first heavy metal LP in 1982.
Kenosha, WI power/speed/thrash band that channels the blazing energy of late-80s metal into tight, riff-forward songwriting. Their sound honors the genre's classic roots while hitting hard.
Death-thrash act from the Cadore mountain towns of Lorenzago and Vigo in Belluno province, formed in 2017. Corte de Grasa delivers extreme metal from deep in the Dolomite Alps.
Black-thrash metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2019. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash aggression from the Galician Atlantic coast.
Minneapolis progressive/thrash band that brings technical ambition and dynamic range to a genre often defined by speed alone. They are as comfortable with shifting time signatures as they are with full-throttle riffing.
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