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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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Drawing from Hämeenlinna/Janakkala's metal heritage, this black/thrash metal, jazz fusion outfit channels fierce energy since 2021. Their approach balances melodic undertones with the genre's most aggressive impulses.
Atlantic City's Hammer Fight bring a barroom swagger to their heavy metal and thrash, with a hard rock edge that makes every track feel like it was written for a sticky-floored venue at last call. They've been at it since 2011.
Thrash metal band from Halle (Saale), Germany, with roots stretching back to 1989. As one of the oldest thrash acts in eastern Germany, they have delivered decades of relentless, neck-snapping thrash from the former East German underground.
Hammer of Dawn is a melodic thrash metal band from Amsterdam, Netherlands, active since 2021 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Phoenix's Hammer of Doubt are one of the newest entries in Arizona's thrash scene, formed in 2025 and already churning out the desert-dry, sun-baked riffing that makes the Southwest a quietly formidable region for the genre.
Seattle's Hammer Strike emerged in 2026 drawing equally from death, thrash, and black metal — a Pacific Northwest act with no interest in picking just one lane of extreme metal aggression.
80s power/thrash act originally from New Orleans, relocated to Dallas. Their rare 1987 Return to Salem EP is a collector's item.
Heavy/thrash metal and metalcore band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2022. Their versatile sound bridges the gap between traditional heavy metal power, thrash velocity, and metalcore breakdowns from Germany's northern metropolis.
Thrash/death metal band from Grevenbroich, Germany, active since 2013. Their punishing crossover of thrash and death metal delivers relentless aggression from the Rhineland industrial heartland.
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