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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Hellish Force is a black/thrash/speed metal act from Oslo, Norway, active since 2025 and fusing black metal's corrosive darkness with the speed and aggression of thrash. The project delivers volatile crossover fury.
Hellium is a thrash metal band from Poland, active since 2010 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
French black metal project active since 2017, location undisclosed. Their saintly inversion name broadcasts an anti-religious stance channeled through raw, uncompromising black metal.
Short-lived black/thrash n roll in the vein of Destroyer 666, Midnight, and Bathory. Active 2014-2016.
A savage thrash metal/crust punk entity from Newcastle upon Tyne, contributing to the british underground since 2012. Pit-starting riffs and furious tempos characterize their thrash approach.
Thrash metal band from Trier, Germany, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of thrash metal fury from Germany's oldest city have cemented their place in the Rhineland underground.
Thrash/groove metal band from Langaa, Denmark, formed in 2026. The freshest thrash-groove act in the Danish scene, bringing headbanging energy from central Jutland.
Hellmetall is a thrash/folk metal band from Resia (Udine), Italy, active since 2015 and weaving traditional folk melodies and instrumentation into heavy metal. The project bridges ancient cultural heritage with modern metal power.
Hellminth is a thrash metal band from Västervik, Sweden, active since 2008 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
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