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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Death/thrash metal band with groove influences from the historic Viking city of Roskilde, formed in 2016. Their disease-inspired name matches the infectious, spreading aggression of their multi-genre approach.
Melodic death/thrash metal band from Sahalahti in the Pirkanmaa region, active since 2011 and named after the Soviet collective farm system. Their over-a-decade output channels Eastern Bloc industrial imagery through Finnish melodeath.
Riga, Latvia — crossover thrash and thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2023, they deal in D.R.I.-descended riffing built for circle pits and stage dives. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Vicenza-based thrash metal act, active since 2023 delivering Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Prague death/thrash metal band active since 2011, not to be confused with the Swedish post-metal outfit of the same name. Their Czech take on the death-thrash crossover blends old-school aggression with modern production sensibilities.
Thrash/groove metal band from Pamplona in Navarre, formed in 2020 and fusing thrash speed with groove metal's heavy rhythms. Their coma-inducing name matches the heavy, head-rattling impact of their sound.
Straddling the line between progressive metal and thrash metal, this Italian actfrom Milan fuses polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2015, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Thrash metal/crossover veterans from Bremen, active since 1994 and delivering three decades of high-energy thrash with punk-influenced crossover elements. Their longevity marks them as one of northern Germany's most enduring thrash acts.
Thrash metal band from Gottingen in Lower Saxony, formed in 2025 and representing the newest generation of German thrash. Their name signals the complications and complexity they bring to their aggressive sonic approach.
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