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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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Webster, New York's F.U.B.A.R. have been channeling the reckless energy of crossover thrash since 2005, delivering the kind of bulldozing, punk-infused thrash that does exactly what the name implies.
Long Beach's F.U.B.A.R. bring the hard-living spirit of Southern California's hardcore and metal crossroads to their thrash, cranking out fast, aggressive riffs with a chaotic punk edge since 2005.
F.U.C.Kings is a thrash metal band from Kaarst, Germany, formed in 2025. As a brand-new thrash act from the Rhineland, the band brings irreverent energy and aggressive riffing to the German thrash scene.
Cleveland's F.U.D. carry on the Rust Belt tradition of no-bullshit crossover thrash, formed in 2019 with a sound that punches hard and moves fast — fear, uncertainty, and doubt rendered in guitar and blastbeats.
Fabian Linders is a solo heavy/thrash metal artist from Assendelft in the Netherlands, active since 2021. He delivers riff-driven thrash and heavy metal as a solo endeavor, contributing to the Dutch metal underground from the Noord-Holland region.
Fabiant is a melodic gothic/death/thrash/folk metal project from Gomel, Belarus, formed in 2010. The project fuses an unusually wide range of metal subgenres — gothic, death, thrash, and folk — into a singular, genre-blending approach.
Face is a progressive thrash/heavy metal band from Opole, Poland, formed in 2022. They blend the technical complexity of progressive metal with thrash aggression from the Silesian city on the Oder River.
Face Down Hero is a thrash metal band from Marburg, Germany, formed in 2007. With nearly two decades of activity, the band has been a consistent presence in the Hessian thrash metal underground.
Boston's Face First charge straight at crossover thrash from the ground up — formed in 2017, they combine the speed and riff density of thrash with hardcore's confrontational directness, staying true to the streets of Massachusetts.
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