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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Rifle is a speed/thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2022. The band delivers high-velocity metal that fuses speed and thrash traditions from the Swedish capital's thriving underground scene.
UK thrash metal band active since 2015. Their approach delivers classic thrash aggression.
Dallas thrash metal with blistering technical riffs. Mike Scaccia was one of Texas's greatest guitarists.
Bar thrash/death/black metal act formed in 2015, merging three extreme subgenres from Montenegro's Adriatic port city. Their genre-spanning aggression makes them a notable presence in the tiny Montenegrin metal scene.
Rile is a thrash metal band from Dresden, the capital of Saxony in Germany, formed in 2022. The band delivers aggressive thrash from one of eastern Germany's most culturally significant cities.
Thrash/death metal band from Terralba in Sardinia's Oristano province, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of extreme metal from the Sardinian countryside.
Richmond, Indiana's Riot Division have been channeling classic crossover thrash aggression since 2021, pulling from both the hardcore punk and metal traditions that defined the genre's 1980s peak. Their sound is punchy and fast — built for the pit, with riffs sharp enough to draw blood and tempos that leave no room to breathe. They're a lean, no-nonsense crossover act operating in a state with a quietly strong extreme music underground.
Riot Instinct is a thrash metal band from Bremen, the major port city in northern Germany, formed in 2017. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the Hanseatic city on the Weser river.
Thrash metal band from Haugesund, Norway, formed in 2026. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the west Norwegian coast.
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