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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Asheville's Oblivion Throne hit the ground running in 2021 with speed metal urgency fused to classic thrash aggression, channeling the mountain city's outsider energy into high-octane riffs. Fast, fierce, and deeply rooted in the old-school spirit that never gets old.
German death/thrash metal band from Remscheid, active since 2004 and delivering two decades of aggression. Their confrontational name matches the punishing, in-your-face character of their death-thrash assault.
L.A.'s Obscene Gesture ride the collision of thrash and crossover with the kind of high-energy hostility that's been a hallmark of Southern California's street-level heavy scene since the '80s. Formed in 2014, they keep the aggression blunt and the tempos punishing.
Death/thrash metal five-piece from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2025. They released their self-titled debut on January 10, 2025, a three-track record featuring songs including "Dying Hounds" and "Terror."
Richmond's Obsessor sit at the grimy intersection of thrash, crossover, and punk, combining the velocity of skateboard-era aggression with the tighter construction of metal riffing. Since 2016, they've been one of Virginia's most reliable purveyors of fast, chaotic, unhinged heaviness.
One of the early extreme metal acts out of São José dos Campos, Obsessos played caustic death/thrash driven by Satanic and occult imagery in the spirit of the mid-1980s South American underground. Their 1987 demo 666: The Ultimate — featuring tracks like "Scream of Priests" and "Satan's Procreation" — stands as a raw document of the era before the band dissolved in 1988.
Virginia's Obsidian Sorrow launched in 2024 as a death/thrash project with an appetite for controlled chaos — punishing tempos, riff-forward aggression, and a clear reverence for the genre's most ferocious roots. Fresh out of the Suffolk underground with something to prove.
Haarlem speed/thrash metal act formed in 2020, reviving the velocity and aggression of 1980s thrash from a genteel Dutch city known for its Golden Age architecture. The contrast between their refined surroundings and caustic output only adds to their appeal.
Death/thrash metal band from Trondheim, Norway, with roots dating to 1999. Over two decades of death-thrash from Norway's third city represent exceptional longevity.
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