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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Foggia act that evolved from early thrash metal roots into a groove metal direction, reflecting a creative trajectory that favored rhythmic heaviness over speed. Their stylistic shift speaks to the gravitational pull of groove metal's crushing weight.
Trieste thrash/groove metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering aggressive riffing and rhythmic heaviness from Italy's northeastern border city. Their dual approach draws from thrash's velocity and groove metal's crushing weight.
Lucca thrash metal and crossover act formed in 2010, whose Italian name translates to 'Wasp Nest,' delivering stinging aggression from Tuscany. Their pit-ready approach fuses thrash velocity with hardcore punk energy.
Night Crawler is a groove/thrash metal band from Ljubljana, Slovenia, formed in 2023. The band combines the rhythmic punch of groove metal with thrash metal's aggressive speed from the Slovenian capital.
Night Dagger is a thrash/heavy metal band from Rouen, France, bringing high-energy thrash and heavy metal to the Normandy scene.
Bratislava black/thrash metal act formed in 2022, fusing atmospheric intensity with thrash velocity from Slovakia's capital. Their crossover approach channels the raw energy of both traditions.
Night on Earth is a black/thrash metal outfit from Turku, Finland, active since 2011. The band fuses the raw aggression of thrash with the atmospheric darkness of black metal in the Finnish underground tradition.
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Santa Fe's Night Soil have been grinding out gnarly, no-frills thrash since 2004, two decades deep and still hitting with the force of a shovel to the skull. Weathered and relentless, pure New Mexico grime.
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