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Kausa y Efecto is a thrash/crossover band from Viña del Mar, Chile, playing in the tradition of the Valparaíso-region extreme metal scene. They released the album Estado de Control and have performed alongside acts such as Torturer, Acrostic, and Metastasis at Chilean metal festivals including Bay Area Assault.
San Diego's Kavana hit the ground running in 2025 with a thrash-forward attack shot through with groove metal's rhythmic swagger — heavy, propulsive, and clearly built for the stage.
Fagersta's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this speed metal and thrash metal unit is among them — wielding Motörhead-speed riffing and high-octane energy. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Boston's Kazmi draw from an unusually wide arsenal — melodic death, thrash, metalcore — blending these into a hybrid sound that captures the ambition of the city's dense and competitive extreme metal scene since 2016.
Wielding death metal and thrash metal as their weapon, this Russian outfit from Ufa has been refining their craft since 2022. Their sound hinges on Florida-school brutality with modern precision, delivered with fierce commitment.
One of the founders of Russian 'Warhammer Metal,' active from Perm since 2009 and crafting melodic death/thrash metal entirely themed around Warhammer 40,000 lore. Releases like Hammer of the Emperor and Ingethel deliver grimdark narrative-driven compositions with aggressive Russian-language vocals.
Gothic/thrash metal band from Zamora in Castile and Leon, formed in 2020 and blending gothic metal's dark atmosphere with thrash's aggressive velocity. Their unusual genre combination creates a distinctive sound from central Spain.
Straddling the line between progressive metal and thrash metal, this Polish act fuses polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2024, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Melodic thrash metal band from Valencia, active since 2013 and delivering hook-laden aggression from Spain's Mediterranean coast. Their sound channels Scandinavian-influenced melodic sensibility through the intensity of thrash metal.
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