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Thrash metal band from Grenaa, Denmark, active since 2014. Their aggressive thrash delivers high-energy riffing and breakneck speed from the eastern coast of Jutland.
Thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany, active since 2015. Named after the Judas Priest classic, they deliver blistering thrash from the cultural hub of Saxony.
Downey, California's Hell Razor arrived in 2025 with their blades already sharpened, delivering Bay Area–style thrash with a Southern California hunger for punishment. Though newly emerged, their sound suggests a band that has been building toward this moment for years.
Blistering black/death/thrash metal emanating from Sopot, active since 2021 within Poland's metal scene. Steeped in second-wave tradition, their work explores misanthropy and desolation.
Hell:On is a thrash/death metal band from Zaporizhia, Ukraine, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Hellbanger is a death/black/thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2021 and operating in the tradition of South American satanic speed metal. The band released the EP Satanic Speed in 2021 and followed it with the split album Satanic Speed & Bloody alongside Annihilation in 2023, with Hellbanger's tracks classified on Metal Archives under themes of War, Antichrist, and Death.
Newcastle's Hellbastard formed in 1984 with the intent to fuse the political aggression of Crass with the musical ferocity of Slayer, and their 1986 Ripper Crust demo is widely credited with giving crust punk its name as a genre. By 1988 the band's material had grown more technically demanding, bridging D-beat punk velocity with metal structure, and the 1989 Earache Records debut Natural Order pushed further into thrash metal territory. After an official hiatus beginning in 1991, the band reformed in 2008 and has remained active, retaining their status as a foundational influence on the crust punk and crossover thrash movements.
Birmingham-based heavy power metal act active since 2018. Their authoritative name matches commanding compositions channeling classic NWOBHM energy from the cradle of British heavy metal.
Atlanta's HellBent have been splitting the difference between death, thrash, and groove since 2014, assembling a hybrid built on relentless pocket and punishing velocity in equal measure. Southern sharpness and urban grit fuel their high-energy assault.
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