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Evilcult is a speed/black/thrash metal band from Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, founded in 2016 by vocalist and guitarist Lucas "From Hell" with drummer Mateus "Blasphemer" Scussel. Drawing on first-wave black metal and Teutonic thrash influences such as Venom, Bathory, and Destruction, they released the EP "Evil Forces Command" in 2018 followed by their debut full-length "At the Darkest Night" in 2020, which was released internationally on Awakening Records (China) and Diabolic Might Records (Germany).
Groove/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain active since 2007. With nearly two decades of experience, they are a fixture of the Madrid thrash scene.
Bydgoszcz-based death metal, melodic death metal, and thrash metal act, active since 2010 delivering HM-2 filth and d-beat fury in the old Swedish tradition. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, their approach favors no-frills brutality over technical showmanship.
Thrash/death metal band from the Landen/Tienen/Mechelen triangle in Belgium, delivering relentless aggression since 2009. Their sound combines thrash metal's velocity with death metal's brutality, drawing energy from multiple Belgian provinces.
Decidedly heavy and deliberately confrontational, this death metal and thrash metal act from Arzamas traffics in guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape.
Pasadena, California's Evilization has been shredding through the LA area thrash underground since 2016, carving out space in a region that birthed some of the genre's most influential acts. Their name is equal parts threat and diagnosis — a band that treats thrash metal not as nostalgia but as ongoing, necessary aggression.
Thrash metal act from Asnaes on Denmark's island of Zealand, delivering relentless aggression since 2015. Their palindromic name mirrors the relentless, circular fury of their thrash metal assault.
Thrash/death metal band from Felgueiras in northern Portugal, active since 2015. Their sound fuses thrash metal's speed with death metal's aggression from the Minho region's industrial interior.
Death/thrash metal band from Toulouse, France active since 2013. They deliver fierce extreme metal from southern France.
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