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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Bad Schmiedeberg's Prophets of the Rising Dead evolved from thrash metal origins into melodic metalcore, charting a course from old-school aggression to more hook-driven territory. Their Saxony-Anhalt roots in the former East add resilience to their shape-shifting approach.
Thrash and black metal band from Krasnodar, Russia, formed in 2019, channeling satanic fury through blackened thrash from the Kuban capital. They bring infernal aggression to southern Russia.
Blistering Black / Thrash Metal from Dallas.
Black/thrash metal from Dallas. Continuation of Absu legacy.
Thrash metal band from Szczecin, Poland, formed in 2017, named after the anatomist who dissects cadavers. They deliver surgical thrash metal from the Pomeranian capital.
A raw speed and thrash metal outfit out of Gainesville, Florida, Prostitute emerged in 2024 with the aggressive, no-frills energy of early Bay Area thrash and classic NWOBHM-influenced speed. Even as a new act, the band wastes no time announcing a commitment to velocity and abrasion over polish.
A San Diego project active since 2021, Protas blend the swagger of classic heavy metal with the propulsive attack of thrash, drawing on California's deep tradition of dual-genre crossover. The project is built around guitarist Jon Protas, whose playing bridges the melodic sensibility of traditional metal with sharper, more aggressive arrangements.
Barcelona's Pvrgatorii emerged in 2021 fusing black metal's atmospheric menace with punk's urgency and accessibility. Their stylized Latin name and Catalan base connect them to a Mediterranean tradition of black-punk crossover that prizes energy over orthodoxy.
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