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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Spawned in Brest's underground, this melodic thrash/death metal outfit channels french ferocity since 2025. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Haeresys is a death/black/thrash metal band from L'Aquila, Italy, formed in 2017. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Hailing from Tolyatti in Russia, this crossover/thrash metal outfit channels aggressive energy since 2015. Their compositions deliver the genre's essential fury with technical skill.
Denver thrash outfit Hairbags have been at it since 2009, playing aggressive, no-nonsense thrash metal that fits right into Colorado's scrappy underground scene. Loud, fast, and entirely unapologetic.
Born in the menacing underground of Zheleznogorsk, this heavy/thrash metal act has delivered unflinching intensity since 2017. Riff-driven fury and tight rhythmic execution define their contributions.
Hairy Pussy is a thrash/death metal/grindcore band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed in 2020. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Technical Progressive / Groove Metal from Lewisville.
Heavy metal act from Grenoble in the French Alps, active since 2014. Their doppelgänger concept adds psychological depth to compositions rooted in classic heavy metal from the alpine Isère region.
Long Beach's Half Breed play thrash with a crossover edge — the kind of pit-friendly aggression that owes as much to hardcore as it does to Exodus or Slayer. Formed in 2013, they're a reliable presence in Southern California's underground.
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