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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Melbourne, Florida's Lacerate are a recent arrival to the thrash scene, formed in 2024 with riffs built for velocity and chaos. Their Space Coast origins give them room to rage far from any spotlight.
Italian thrash/groove metal/metalcore band from the Cremona/Bergamo area, combining multiple aggressive styles since 2011. Their portmanteau name captures the lacerating, hateful character of their multi-genre assault.
Lacktor are a death/thrash metal band from Antofagasta, Chile, whose name is drawn from the Kunza word for "famine" — a language spoken by the Likan Antai, a pre-Hispanic civilization of the Atacama region. Combining old-school Swedish death metal with thrash, crust punk, and traces of black metal, the band delivers lyrics in Spanish addressing famine, social criticism, and historical colonialism. They released their debut full-length Hambruna in 2019 through Organic Waves Studios, followed by Legado in 2022.
Swedish experimental thrash/death metal band from Gavle, pushing extreme metal's boundaries since 2016. Their approach channels unconventional ideas through the aggressive framework of thrash and death metal.
Rio Dell, California's Lady Victoria bring thrash metal aggression from the remote Northern California coast, formed in 2016 with a stripped-down, no-frills attack. Their isolation from the scene's centers only sharpens their outsider edge.
Waltham, Massachusetts' Ladybug Smashers are crossover thrash veterans who have been tearing through the New England scene since 1989. Decades in, their irreverent name masks a genuinely fierce blend of punk aggression and thrash precision.
Boise, Idaho's Laengthengurthe have been grinding out a corrosive mixture of death, thrash, and grindcore since 2006, putting Idaho firmly on the extreme metal map. Their unpronounceable name is a fitting warning label for what's inside.
German heavy/thrash metal band from Kiel, delivering hard-hitting riffs and aggressive energy since 2015. Their sound channels the crossover territory between traditional heavy metal power and thrash metal velocity.
Czech thrash metal and crossover hardcore band from Pisek/Ceske Budejovice, fusing thrash aggression with hardcore punk attitude since 2019. Their crossover approach bridges the gap between mosh-pit energy and metal precision.
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