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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)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Thrash/groove metal band from the Ile-de-France region, formed in 2020 and delivering aggressive, rhythmically driven compositions. Their abbreviated name keeps things as direct as their groove-thrash assault.
Thrash/death metal band from Gagny in the Paris suburbs, active since 2013 and delivering over a decade of aggressive compositions. Their copper-referencing name adds a metallic, elemental edge to their sound.
Death/thrash metal band from Castellon de la Plana on the Mediterranean coast, formed in 2024 and representing the newest wave of Spanish extreme metal. Their raven-derived name adds a dark, corvid edge to their aggressive sound.
Progressive thrash/groove metal band from Paris, formed in 2020 and blending progressive complexity with thrash speed and groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their multi-genre approach creates a technically demanding yet viscerally heavy sound.
Death/thrash metal band from Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt, active since 2013 and delivering aggressive extremity from the eastern German industrial corridor. Their sound draws from both death and thrash metal's most punishing traditions.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Prague, formed in 2022 and blending classic heavy metal's melodic sensibility with thrash's aggressive velocity. Their approach channels the energy of 1980s metal through a modern Czech lens.
Thrash metal band from Thessaloniki, formed in 2021 and dealing in the high-speed riffing and aggressive energy that characterize classic thrash. Their sound channels the ferocity of the genre from one of Greece's most active metal cities.
Stubbornly devoted to the riff, this black metal and thrash metal act from Oslo traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2015, they've built a catalog that reflects the frozen north that birthed an entire genre.
Thrash/heavy metal band from Paris, active since 2010 and named after the fairy creatures of Breton folklore. Their Celtic-themed approach adds mythological depth to their over-a-decade of Parisian thrash.
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