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Proof (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Reason Sleeps is a progressive/melodic heavy/thrash metal band from the Île-de-France region around Paris, active since 2003. Over two decades of progressive metal make them veterans of the Parisian scene.
Thrash/groove metal/metalcore band from Moscow, Russia, active since 2012. Their multi-genre approach delivers aggressive modern metal from the Russian capital.
Phoenix's Reasons have been mashing hardcore fury and thrash metal aggression since 2014 in the classic crossover mold — fast, short, and hostile. The Arizona desert has always had a tradition of no-nonsense punk-metal hybrids, and Reasons fit squarely into that lineage of blistering brevity.
Thrash/groove metal band from Sassari, Sardinia, active since 2018. Their Sardinian-accented name accompanies aggressive metal from the Mediterranean island.
Reavers is a thrash metal band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2019. The band delivers aggressive thrash from Germany's second-largest city and one of its most storied metal hubs.
Rebattered is a thrash/death metal band from Wuppertal in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, active since 2013. The band channels relentless thrash and death metal energy from the Bergisches Land region.
Thrash metal/metalcore band from Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash with metalcore from the Lubuskie capital.
Rebellix is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2015. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the Finnish capital's abundant metal underground.
Reboot the System is a melodic death/thrash metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2020. True to their city's legacy, the band delivers melodic death metal with thrash metal intensity across releases like 'The Fall.'
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