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Rawoil is a Finnish thrash metal band formed in 2018, delivering aggressive thrash from the country that gave the world some of metal's most iconic acts. The band channels classic thrash energy from the Finnish underground.
Rawride is a speed/thrash metal band from Värnamo, Sweden, active since 2010. Their self-titled release features fast-paced, aggressive thrash metal built for moshing, offered as a free download.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Olsztyn, Poland, active since 2014. Their approach combines heavy metal with thrash aggression from the Warmian-Masurian capital.
Raydead were a Vienna-based death/thrash metal band active in the early 1990s, known for a chaotic yet oddly melodic approach to the genre with slight hardcore punk undertones. Their small catalog — including End in Sight, Machine of Arrogance / Never Trust a Clear Blue Sky, and Soul Rape — marks them as obscure but notable early entries in Austrian extreme metal.
Thrash metal/crossover band from Tomsk, Russia, active since 2014. Their Russian-styled name accompanies aggressive thrash from the Siberian university city.
Raze is a speed/thrash metal and punk band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2006. The band fuses the velocity of speed and thrash metal with punk's raw directness from the German capital's diverse underground.
Thrash metal band from Tilburg, the Netherlands, active since 2014. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the North Brabant city that hosts Roadburn festival.
Melodic thrash metal band from Porto, Portugal, active since 2012. Their approach delivers melody-infused thrash from Portugal's northern capital.
Thrash metal band from Sinalunga in Tuscany's Siena province, active since 2017. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Tuscan countryside.
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