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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Jihlava thrash/death metal stalwarts active since 2005, representing two decades of extreme metal from the Vysocina Highlands. Their longevity in the Czech underground speaks to a dedication that predates many of their contemporaries.
Miranda de Ebro death/thrash metal act from the Castile-Burgos border, active since 2013. Over a decade in this small northern Spanish city, they have built a body of extreme metal rooted in both death and thrash traditions.
German thrash/death metal band from Reher with grindcore, progressive, and rock elements, active since 2020. Their eclectic approach fuses multiple genres into a volatile, boundary-defying compound.
Italian metal band from Putignano near Bari in Puglia, active since 2006 and evolving from heavy/thrash metal origins into gothic and nu-metal territory. Their stylistic journey reflects two decades of creative exploration.
Sicilian black/thrash metal act formed in 2020, drawing on the island's long tradition of extreme metal. Their bone-vault name and Mediterranean island origins add a distinctly southern European character to their blackened thrash assault.
One of the most enduring crossover/thrash acts from the Serra Gaúcha region, Ossos fuse the aggressive tempo of hardcore with heavy thrash riffs in a style forged through decades of relentless live activity. Their 2018 album Caos em Mim was followed by Contos do Necrotério, cementing a reputation as one of southern Brazil's most committed names in the crossover underground.
Follonica power/thrash metal act from Tuscany's Maremma coast, active since 2021. Their name -- Italian for 'hostile' -- captures the confrontational energy they bring to a style that merges power metal's anthemic quality with thrash's aggression.
Olsztynek death/thrash metal act from Warmia-Masuria in northeastern Poland, active since 2013. Named after the historical East Prussian region, their work carries the weight of a contested border territory's turbulent past.
Otherside brings Marseille's gritty energy to a groove-thrash hybrid that favors pit-ready riffs and muscular rhythmic patterns. Their straightforward, high-energy approach channels the aggression of Pantera and Machine Head.
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