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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)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Heavy thrash band from Lisbon, active since 2010. Cunnilingus delivers provocatively-named, riff-driven metal from the Portuguese capital.
Thrash metal band from Konstanz on Lake Constance, Germany, formed in 2020. They channel aggressive thrash from the southern German border.
Chicago's Curbstomp combined the amphetamine pace of thrash with the swampy heaviness of sludge metal into a direct, combative sound that fit naturally into the Windy City's abrasive underground. Active from 2000, the band operated as an independent act before eventually parting ways.
Death-thrash metal band from Loimaa, Finland, active since 2012. They merge death metal aggression with thrash speed from the Finnish countryside.
Thrash metal band from Grajewo in northeastern Poland, formed in 2023. Curiosity brings thrash energy to the remote Podlasie region.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Hoeilaart, Belgium, active since 2010. Named after the radioactive element, they deliver hard-hitting thrash with classic heavy metal foundations from the outskirts of Brussels.
Melodic death-thrash act from Sweden, active since 2013. Curse from Above delivers aggressive, hook-driven extreme metal.
Death-thrash metal band from Thun in the Bernese Oberland, formed in 2024. They combine the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-style death metal with the speed and ferocity of thrash.
Philadelphia outfit blending progressive death and thrash metal into a technically ambitious and conceptually dense sound. Their music wrestles with cycles of existence through shifting time signatures and punishing riff architecture.
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