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Legion is a thrash metal band from La Plata, Argentina, whose lineup includes Nicolas Liendo on guitar and vocals, Rafael Garritano on guitar, Sergio Carrizo on drums, and John Williams on bass. Their debut album "Gran Mal" was recorded and mixed at Dormir Sucio studio in Berisso during 2016 and released in 2017. The band draws on the tradition of Argentine thrash acts such as Hermética and Horcas.
Lei do Cão is a crossover thrash band from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in 2008. Their debut full-length Possuído pelo Tubarão was released in September 2008, delivering eight tracks of fast, aggressive crossover blending thrash and hardcore punk. The band also appeared on a split release with Crippled Fox in 2011, cementing their place in the Brazilian underground crossover scene.
French thrash metal band from Nice, formed in 2020 and delivering classic thrash aggression from the Cote d'Azur. Their approach channels the genre's essential speed and precision.
Ukrainian thrash/groove metal band from Lviv, newly formed in 2025 and delivering aggressive riffing from western Ukraine. Their name references the historic German name for Lviv, connecting to the city's multicultural heritage.
Croatian heavy/thrash metal band from Dubrovnik, formed in 2021 and delivering aggressive riffing from the Adriatic coast. Their sound bridges classic heavy metal power with thrash velocity.
German death/thrash metal project formed in 2025, delivering raw aggression through a volatile blend of death and thrash metal. Their approach channels the primal fury of both genres with uncompromising intensity.
Los Angeles death metal outfit Lepra have been rotting through the City of Angels' underground since 2019, offering no melodic concessions and no apologies. Old-school in instinct, unrelenting in practice.
Pittsburgh's Leprosy began as a thrash band in 2021 before the rot set in and death metal claimed them fully — a natural arc for a city whose metal history runs from Carnivore to the present. Heavy, grim, and unsentimental.
Out of Hopewell Junction, Leprosy mash crossover thrash's speed and aggression with creeping doom tempos, carving out a peculiar niche in the Hudson Valley underground since 2021.
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