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Featured Album
Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Featured Groove Metal Album
State Of Unrest (2023)
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Norwegian death/thrash metal project channeling vicious darkness since 2021. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Spanish band from the Community of Madrid, formed in 2017, evolving from speed/thrash metal into heavy/thrash metal and rock. Their versatile approach spans the aggressive spectrum from speed to heavy metal.
Terre Haute's High Off Anxiety channel exactly what their name implies into a volatile fusion of thrash and grindcore that treats nervous energy as structural material. A new outfit, they bring the cathartic directness that the most effective short-form extreme metal demands.
Hardcore thrash metal band from Vleteren, Belgium, formed in 2021, self-described as delivering 'Hardcore thrash metal from Belgium!' Their releases Not Today and Magic Moshroom combine breakneck thrash speed with hardcore punk intensity and a healthy dose of pit-ready energy.
Highwire is a thrash metal band from Sesvete, Croatia, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Progressive/groove/thrash metal band from Markina-Xemein, Spain, formed in 2022. Their ambitious fusion merges progressive complexity with groove and thrash from the rural Basque Country.
Black/Thrash Metal outfit rooted in Hultsfred, channeling thunderous underground intensity since 2018. Rooted in orthodox black metal, their work channels darkness with unwavering conviction.
Thrash metal band from Lasarte-Oria, Spain, active since 2012. Their aggressive thrash channels relentless energy from the Basque Country near Donostia-San Sebastian.
Thrash/groove metal band from Bermeo, Spain, active since 2017. Their heavy crossover merges thrash speed with groove weight from the Basque fishing port on the Bay of Biscay.
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