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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Connecticut's Maniac play stripped-back, aggressive thrash metal in the vein of the genre's most direct and savage forebears. Southington's small-town grit feeds into a sound that has no interest in polish or restraint.
Boston's Maniac fuse thrash ferocity with speed metal's locomotive momentum, drawing from a city with a long underground pedigree to deliver something fierce and fast. Their approach leans into classic Bay Area and NWOBHM-adjacent energy filtered through a New England lens.
A thrash metal act from the São Paulo coastline, Maniac Force have been grinding out aggressive, no-frills thrash since 2007 with a consistent focus on anti-religious and violent themes. Their discography spans from the 2008 full-length 'Metal Invasion' through to 'Dead Planet' (2012) and the later releases 'Collective Illusion' and 'Psychological Horror,' both from 2019.
Maniak is a black/speed/thrash metal act from the Dalarna town of Falun, active since 2021. The band delivers high-velocity extremity from the Swedish copper-mining heartland.
A thrash metal and crossover act from Helsinki, Maniax has been delivering high-energy compositions since 2015. The band channels the manic energy of their name into fast, aggressive crossover thrash.
Manic Aggression is a thrash metal and crossover act from Sheffield, formed in 2023 and bringing high-velocity aggression to the Steel City's music scene. The band channels the energy of classic crossover thrash into short, intense compositions.
Manifestic is a progressive speed/thrash metal band from the Bochum/Ratingen/Essen corridor of Germany's Ruhrgebiet, active since 2015. Their releases "Code Of Silence" and "Poisoned Waters" blend the velocity of speed/thrash metal with progressive compositional structures.
Manifestor is a thrash/death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 2016. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Manipulated is a thrash and heavy metal band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2019. They forge powerful thrash and heavy metal from the Devon coast.
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