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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Treviso-based thrash metal act, active since 2020 delivering Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Five-piece power thrash act from Graz combining epic hymns with a raw, primal sound they describe as "epic as fuck," citing Iron Maiden, Amon Amarth, and Megadeth as influences. Their catalog spans five releases from 2014's Of Klynt and Man through 2024's Thunderous.
Progressive/thrash metal band from Nordkirchen in Westphalia, formed in 2014 and merging technical complexity with thrash's aggressive foundations. Their compositions balance intricate arrangements with the genre's signature velocity.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Tampere, formed in 2017 and delivering no-nonsense, riff-driven aggression with a punk attitude. Their irreverent name captures the rough-edged, bar-brawl energy of their thrash.
Death/thrash metal band from Paris, active since 2015 and delivering a decade of aggressive compositions from the French capital. Their demon-prince name adds infernal gravitas to their extreme metal.
Thrash/death metal band from Munster in Westphalia, active since 2015 and delivering fast, riff-driven aggression from one of northwestern Germany's largest cities. Their decade of output channels the region's extreme metal energy.
On the warpath since 2021, this Trondheim Death Metal, Progressive Metal, and Thrash Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within the frozen north that birthed an entire genre speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Thrash/death metal band from Neustadt in Germany, active since 2014 and delivering aggressive, high-speed compositions. Their name translates to "piston eater," reflecting the mechanical, relentless drive of their sound.
Death/thrash metal band from Aarhus, Denmark, formed in 2021 and fusing death metal's guttural intensity with thrash's relentless speed. Their sound emerges from Denmark's second-largest city's vibrant extreme metal community.
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