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A thrash metal act from Istanbul, Metalbreath has been delivering aggressive compositions since 2013. The band channels the chaotic energy of Turkey's largest city into ripping thrash.
Metalepsia was a thrash/crossover band from Buenos Aires whose members included vocalist Facundo, guitarists Mariano Pampin and Tomás, drummer Yair Scarfia, and bassist Negra. The band released their nine-track album Síndrome de Demencia on February 18, 2015, blending aggressive thrash riffing with punk-inflected energy in the crossover tradition.
Metalepsia was a thrash/crossover band from Buenos Aires whose members included vocalist Facundo, guitarists Mariano Pampin and Tomás, drummer Yair Scarfia, and bassist Negra. The band released their nine-track album Síndrome de Demencia on February 18, 2015, blending aggressive thrash riffing with punk-inflected energy in the crossover tradition.
MetalFear is a melodic death and thrash metal band from Vaala, Finland, formed in 2014. They fuse melodic death metal with thrash metal's aggressive momentum from rural northern Finland.
Metalhead is a thrash metal band from the Quinta Normal district of Santiago, Chile, founded by drummer Mauricio Cortés and guitarist Felipe Silva with the aim of channeling fast and aggressive thrash sounds. The band appeared on the 2020 Chilean compilation From Chile with Thrash, contributing the track Esperando el Infierno, and records through Infernal South Productions.
Metalheadz is a heavy/thrash metal act from Verona, active since 2002. One of the veteran acts in the Veneto metal underground, the band delivers no-frills metal with the devotion their name declares.
Metaliator is a thrash metal act from Warsaw, active since 2013. The band delivers aggressive, gladiatorial thrash from the Polish capital.
Metalicüs is a thrash metal band from Almería, Spain, formed in 2015. They channel aggressive thrash metal energy from the southeastern coast of Spain.
Metalkimista is a heavy/thrash metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego — one of the southernmost metal acts in Argentina. Their debut album La Sabia Destrucción, a twelve-track record mixed and mastered by Martín Vargas at La Mazmorra studio in Río Grande, was released on September 29, 2018.
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