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Let You Go (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Five-piece melodic thrash outfit from Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 2017 with releases including Rise. Their sound blends thrash metal's aggressive velocity with metalcore's dynamic structures and groove metal's rhythmic punch.
Black/death/thrash metal band from Suhl in Thuringia, formed in 2024 and merging three extreme metal styles into a volatile blend. Their name means "chain breaker," fitting their boundary-smashing approach to heavy music.
Acclaimed German band from Bergisch Gladbach blending black/thrash metal with post-rock and post-metal elements, active since 2001 with releases spanning raw thrash to expansive, atmospheric compositions. Their evolution from blackened thrash to more adventurous territory has made them one of Germany's most respected underground acts.
Thrash/death metal band from Madrid, active since 2015 and delivering aggressive, high-speed compositions from Spain's capital. Their eternally-themed name matches the relentless, never-ending fury of their sound.
Thrash/groove metal band from Londonderry, Northern Ireland, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-heavy metal that fuses thrash speed with groove metal's chunky rhythmic power. Their sound reflects the energy and intensity of Northern Ireland's underground metal scene.
Grootebroek's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this heavy metal and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Death/thrash/groove metal and metalcore band from Copenhagen, formed in 2018 and delivering a versatile, multi-genre assault. Their direct, action-oriented name captures the immediate, aggressive energy of their sound.
The Russian city of Vladimir serves as headquarters for this progressive metal and thrash metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from El Masnou near Barcelona, active since 2013 and pairing melodic hooks with thrash aggression. Their chaos-origin name reflects the turbulent foundations of their genre-blending approach.
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