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Perpetual Faith play technically sharp old-school thrash metal rooted in the German school — think early Kreator and Destruction filtered through a Bay Area sensibility — and weave explicitly Christian themes throughout their lyrics. The band started releasing material in 2008 with the demo "Visions from Tomorrow" before issuing their seven-track EP "Price of My Head" in December 2014.
Death and thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2011, waging perpetual sonic warfare for over a decade from the Swedish capital. They bring relentless aggression to the Stockholm scene.
Torrevieja's Pestilent Decay has been cultivating death metal on the sun-baked Costa Blanca since 2012. The contrast between their Mediterranean resort-town setting and their putrid sonic output captures the genre's love of subverting expectations.
Persecuter play aggressive thrash metal with deep roots in the Teutonic school — Destruction, Kreator, Sodom, and Exumer are all audible touchstones — alongside doses of American thrash brutality from the Slayer and Exodus end of the spectrum. The band released "Perfect Life" in 2013 and the more developed "The Hatred Domains" in 2017, both driven by Pitter's dual role on guitar and vocals and lyrics that dissect anti-religious and human-nature themes.
Metalcore and thrash metal band from Horsens, Denmark, formed in 2020, fusing the intensity of thrash metal with the breakdowns and heaviness of metalcore. They bring modern aggression to the Danish metal scene.
Perseguidor is a speed and thrash metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in November 2007 by guitarist Roberto Careaga and vocalist Cristian Cisternas with the aim of reviving classic South American speed metal with socially conscious Spanish-language lyrics. The band released their debut album El Castigo in 2011, followed by the EP La Solución (2015) and their most recent full-length Bajo el Asfalto (2024) on Evil Steel Records.
Perseguidor is a speed and thrash metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in November 2007 by guitarist Roberto Careaga and vocalist Cristian Cisternas with the aim of reviving classic South American speed metal with socially conscious Spanish-language lyrics. The band released their debut album El Castigo in 2011, followed by the EP La Solución (2015) and their most recent full-length Bajo el Asfalto (2024) on Evil Steel Records.
Progressive thrash and death metal band from Algeciras, Spain, formed in 2020, combining progressive complexity with thrash and death metal aggression from the southernmost tip of Spain. Their location near the Strait of Gibraltar infuses their music with a sense of crossroads energy.
Persona Est have been active in Sergipe's underground metal scene since 2009, playing a punishing death/thrash hybrid that prioritizes raw aggression over polish. The band released the album "Roads" in 2014, demonstrating the kind of technical command and relentless intensity that characterizes the harder end of northeastern Brazil's extreme metal scene.
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