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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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A New York outfit formed in 2023 that drags sludge's tar-thick riffing into the grinding momentum of thrash, built on punishing tempos and walls of distortion that rarely relent.
Linz-based thrash metal unit formed in 2017, self-described as ready to plunge into chaos at every show with proper shredding, black humor, and a love for fast music. Their 2020 self-titled debut packs twelve tracks of relentless thrash across nearly an hour of material.
Belgian progressive groove metal band from the Flemish Ardennes, blending groovy, aggressive riffs with a progressive sauce since 2011. Their 2023 concept album "Nihilosophy," produced with Tom MacLean of Haken fame, explores themes of death and meaninglessness across eleven orchestrally enhanced tracks.
New York's Eat Lead formed in 2019 to play the kind of crossover thrash that sounds like it was raised on hardcore matinees and late-night thrash tapes — fast, mean, and allergic to subtlety.
Altivole (Treviso)'s metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this metalcore and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity. Their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Jacksonville, North Carolina's Eater of Worlds landed in the death/thrash crossroads when they formed in 2020, channeling military-town aggression into riff-heavy, skull-caving metal.
Laying down tracks since 2015, this Rome Thrash Metal outfit delivers crossover-tinged fury with punk's directness and metal's complexity. Their place within Italy's underrated but thriving metal community speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Kansas City thrashers EALΩ (stylized with Greek letters) have been bringing aggressive, riff-forward thrash metal to the Midwest since 2013, a band whose name stands out in a sea of conventional monikers.
Brooklyn's Ebenezer has been working the power/thrash axis since 2011, channeling the twin-guitar bombast of classic power metal through the speed and aggression of thrash in a style that's remained distinct in New York's crowded underground.
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