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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Thrash/groove metal and metalcore hybrid from Sion in Switzerland's Valais region, blending multiple aggressive styles since 2011. Their genre-crossing approach draws from thrash speed, groove heaviness, and metalcore dynamics.
Death/thrash metal band from Seville, Spain formed in 2010, with releases including the 2010 debut Estado: Psicotico and 2013's Ex Vacuo. Their ten-track Spanish-language assault channels themes of internal chaos, agoraphobia, and radical thought.
Esmurrugador is a black/thrash metal band from São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, formed in 2021 and operating out of the anarchist commune known as Comuna Pachamama. The band released their debut demo "RETO" in 2021, followed by the album "Agrodeath" in 2022 and a split with Honora Abyssus titled "Christus Abortivum" in 2024. Their lyrics address themes of anti-fascism and rebellion.
Drawing from Malmö's musical fabric, this Swedish act forges Thrash Metal built on circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion. Speed and precision collide in pit-ready anthems.
Southern California thrash act Espionage delivers tight, aggressive riffwork rooted in the classic West Coast tradition. Formed in 2015, they channel the speed and precision that defined the genre's golden era.
Thrash/death metal band from the bilingual Swiss city of Biel/Bienne, delivering aggressive extremity since 2013. Their position in one of Switzerland's cultural crossroads infuses their sound with both French and German-Swiss metal traditions.
Thrash/groove metal act from the Volkswagen city of Wolfsburg, Germany, delivering riff-heavy aggression since 2012. Their approach merges thrash speed with the rhythmic punch of groove metal from Lower Saxony's industrial heartland.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal act from Mariestad traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 1994, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Los Angeles's Eternal Ballers approach groove and thrash metal with a street-level irreverence that cuts against the genre's usual self-seriousness. Formed in 2021 with roots in punk attitude as much as metal technique, they are one of the more entertaining acts in the LA underground.
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