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Featured Album
Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Mieroszów heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2008, delivering aggressive riffing from the Lower Silesian mountains near the Czech border. Their sustained output from a small border town speaks to metal's universal reach.
Stockholm black/thrash metal act formed in 2020, fusing atmospheric extremity with thrash velocity from Sweden's capital. Their crossover approach channels the raw energy of both traditions.
Växjö death/thrash metal act launched in 2024, delivering aggressive riffing from the heart of Småland. Their dual-genre assault channels both death metal brutality and thrash velocity.
Little Rock's Natural Ability hits hard with death-thrash that trades on aggression over technicality, a young act formed in 2022 that's wasted no time getting to the point. Arkansas's small but fierce extreme metal scene gains another sharp-edged entry.
Nazka is a thrash metal band from Lekeitio on the Basque coast, formed in 2024. The band brings seaside thrash fury to the Bay of Biscay fishing village.
Wrocław progressive thrash/death metal act formed in 2021, pushing beyond conventional extreme metal boundaries through intricate compositions from Lower Silesia's capital. Their ambitious approach balances technical complexity with aggressive power.
Elbląg thrash metal act formed in 2019, delivering aggressive speed from the historic Warmian-Masurian port city. Their caveman-themed name matches the raw, primal energy of their thrash attack.
Near Death Experiment is a death/thrash metal and metalcore band from Dagenham in East London, active since 2007. Their sound bridges death metal aggression with thrash velocity and metalcore breakdowns.
Ripping Progressive Death / Black / Thrash Metal from Beaumont.
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