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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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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Virginia Beach's Emanon fuse the twin-guitar gallop of power metal with the hard-nosed crunch of thrash, landing somewhere between anthem and assault. Active since 2005, they bring a coastal punch to a sound built for open roads and raised fists.
Buffalo's Embalmed have spent over three decades threading thrash's rhythmic aggression through death metal's suffocating low end. Formed in 1991, they remain one of upstate New York's most enduring extreme metal acts.
Death, groove, and thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia formed in 2023. They bring a versatile blend of extreme metal from the Croatian capital.
Georgia's Embering Effigy emerged from Conyers in 2023 forging a groove-driven thrash sound with a modern edge. Heavy grooves anchor their attack while the thrash component keeps the tempo volatile and the energy confrontational.
Technical thrash metal four-piece from Chianciano Terme, Italy featuring guitarwork by Raffaele Muscatiello alongside vocalist Jacopo Terzaroli, drummer Michelangelo Mattei, and bassist Leonardo Bellavista. Their 2023 debut Dialogue With The Outside delivers nine tracks of intricate, progressive-leaning thrash mixed and mastered at Void Studio.
New England's Embitterment throw melodic black metal, death, thrash, and speed into a single volatile concoction, arriving in 2025 with a genre-blurring approach that refuses easy categorization. Expect fierce melodic leads cutting through blackened death metal chaos at speed-metal tempo.
In existence since 2018, this Turin Heavy Metal and Thrash Metal outfit delivers breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riff attacks. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Portland's Embrace the Kill sharpen thrash metal's traditional aggression against punk's stripped-down ethic, resulting in a lean and lethal sound. Since 2018, they've been one of the Pacific Northwest's harder-edged contributions to thrash's ongoing underground resurgence.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Porto, Portugal, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with thrash metal's velocity. Their sound represents Porto's contribution to Portuguese extreme metal.
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