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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Death metal project from Derbyshire in the English East Midlands, active since 2020. Their foggy name suits murky, atmosphere-drenched death metal from the Peak District region.
Thrash metal band from Haaltert, Belgium, formed in 2020. Their energetic approach channels the classic thrash revival spirit with speed-fueled riffing and aggressive delivery from the East Flemish scene.
Hylidae is a death and thrash metal band from Rio Branco, Acre — one of Brazil's most geographically remote metal acts — whose band name is drawn from an indigenous Amazonian ritual associated with hunting and survival. The band released their debut full-length Promiscuous World (2012), recording it in Curitiba due to the lack of suitable studios in Acre, and followed it with the second album Unbreakable Curse (2021), mixed and mastered in Fortaleza. Over their career they have shared stages with Sepultura, Nervochaos, and Demonical.
Hyoid is a thrash metal band from Lecce, Italy, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Hyperblast is a thrash metal band from Pavia, Italy, active since 2016 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Forged in Östersund's metal community, this blackened speed/thrash metal act channels furious aggression since 2012. Atmospheric depth and feral intensity coexist in their compositions.
Thrash metal band from Innsbruck, Austria, active since 2011. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash rooted in the European tradition, bringing relentless energy from the heart of the Austrian Alps.
An established thrash metal voice from Växjö, contributing to Sweden's underground since 2010. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Thrash/death metal band from Usingen, Germany, formed in 2019. Their aggressive crossover delivers relentless thrash-death fury from the Taunus hills of Hesse.
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