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Landis, North Carolina's Crucifice deliver death/thrash metal with a raw, underground sensibility rooted in the South's regional metal tradition. Their music keeps the genre conventions intact while channeling a gritty local character.
Cleveland thrash institution Crucified Mortals have been delivering ferocious, speed-driven metal in the classic tradition for years, carrying forward the Rust Belt city's proud underground metal heritage. Their music is built on relentless riffing and a blistering, no-nonsense attitude.
Crucifier was a thrash metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1999. The band later renamed themselves The Crucifier and released material including splits and studio recordings as part of the Brazilian thrash underground. They are documented on Metal Archives as part of the broader São Paulo extreme metal scene before their eventual dissolution.
Thrash metal band from Salamanca, Spain, active since 2011. They deliver aggressive, irreverent thrash from the historic Castilian university city.
Thrash metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2020. They deliver aggressive thrash from Finland's oldest city.
Wilkes-Barre thrash metal band delivering tight, aggressive riffwork in the tradition of classic East Coast speed and aggression. Their sound is lean and relentless, owing little to modern polish.
Death-thrash metal band from Rottweil in the Black Forest, Germany, formed in 2014. They merge death metal brutality with thrash metal speed from the Swabian highlands.
Thrash metal band from Aveiro, central Portugal, formed in 2019. Cruel Hate delivers aggressive thrash from the Atlantic coast.
Richmond hardcore-thrash crossover band fusing the pit-ready urgency of hardcore with the technical edge of thrash metal. They carry the aggressive spirit of Virginia's storied underground scene.
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