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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)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Riotforce is a heavy/thrash metal band from Neuss in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2023. The band delivers aggressive heavy-thrash from the city directly across the Rhine from Düsseldorf.
Industrial/thrash metal band from Modena, Italy, formed in 2019. Their approach merges industrial textures with thrash aggression from the Emilia-Romagna city.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, active since 2016. Their approach combines classic heavy metal with thrash aggression from the Dutch port city.
Scottsdale, Arizona's Ripchord trace their roots back further than most modern crossover thrash acts — Metal Archives lists their formation as 2019 but their MA entry carries a low ID suggesting older roots — and their sound reflects a deep familiarity with the Suicidal Tendencies and D.R.I. lineage that shaped the genre. They hit hard and fast, blending metal riffing with hardcore punk's directness in a desert city not traditionally known for extreme metal. Their commitment to the crossover form puts them among the Southwest's more interesting underground thrash acts.
Thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2024. Their approach delivers classic thrash aggression from the Greek capital.
Ripride is a thrash metal band from Lappeenranta in southeastern Finland, formed in 2015. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the Karelian border city.
Thrash metal band from Nederweert, the Netherlands, active since 2011. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Limburg village.
Ripstitch is a death/groove/thrash metal band from Helsingborg, Sweden, active since 2005. The band has spent nearly two decades delivering a versatile blend of extreme metal subgenres from the southern Swedish coast.
Death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. Their approach merges death metal's heaviness with thrash metal's velocity from the Greek capital.
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