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Featured Album
Divine (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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Groove/thrash metal act from Montecchio Emilia launched in 2025, delivering crushing rhythmic weight and aggressive speed from Emilia-Romagna. Their dual approach draws power from both genres.
Rust in Peace is a thrash/groove metal band from Vigo in Galicia, northwestern Spain, active since 2013. Named after the iconic Megadeth album, the band channels thrash and groove metal from the major Atlantic port city.
Thrash metal band from Zielona Góra, Poland, active since 2010. Their long-running project delivers thrash from the western Polish wine region.
Thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, active since 2013. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Polish capital.
Thrash metal and hard rock act from Lana in the German-speaking South Tyrol region, formed in 2018 and bringing aggressive energy from Italy's alpine north. Their sound channels the raw power of classic thrash through a hard rock lens.
Rusty Nutsy is a thrash/speed metal band from Chalon-sur-Saône in Burgundy, France, formed in 2023. The band channels classic speed-thrash from the Burgundian wine country.
Ruthless is a thrash/heavy metal band from Saxony, Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive thrash and heavy metal from the eastern German state with deep roots in extreme music.
Formed in Granada Hills in 2021, Ruthven play thrash-inflected death metal with a sharp, riff-forward attack that draws from both genres without softening either's edges.
Ruumis is a thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2010. Named after the Finnish word for 'corpse,' the band delivers aggressive thrash from the Finnish capital.
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