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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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From Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) in Italy, this heavy/thrash metal act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2019. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
Heavy/speed/thrash metal band from Blanes, Spain, formed in 2022. Their triple-threat approach combines heavy metal weight, speed metal velocity, and thrash aggression from the Costa Brava.
Hailing from Scotland in United Kingdom, this thrash metal/crossover outfit channels aggressive energy since 2021. Their compositions deliver the genre's essential fury with technical skill.
Hard Way is a thrash metal band from Cherkasy, Ukraine, active since 2012 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
From Ohrid in North Macedonia, this thrash metal/metalcore act brings relentless intensity to the regional scene since 2007. High-velocity riffs and pounding rhythms form the backbone of their sound.
Philadelphia's Hardgore have been dealing in death-thrash brutality since 2016, the city's aggressive musical DNA running through every riff — unpolished, direct, and unapologetically vicious.
Crossover/grindcore/thrash metal band from Torrelavega, Spain, active since 2014. Their volatile fusion of crossover punk, grindcore brevity, and thrash speed erupts from the Cantabrian coast.
Hardverne is a death/thrash metal band from Clermont-Ferrand, France, formed in 2018. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
New Jersey's Hari Kari arrived in 2012 with thrash metal in their blood and a live reputation to match the name's reckless energy. They favor the Bay Area template — tight riffs, aggressive momentum, and an uncompromising attitude.
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