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Black and thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2007. Their approach evolved from pure black metal into a blackened thrash direction across nearly two decades.
Zaporizhia groove/thrash metal act formed in 2019, delivering crushing rhythms and aggressive speed from the Dnipro River city. Their dual approach draws from both genres' most impactful qualities.
Ravenhell is a thrash/heavy metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2014. The band delivers aggressive thrash with heavy metal foundations from the Spanish capital.
Pottschach, Lower Austria thrash metal veterans formed in 1988, Ravenous released their debut full-length Book of Covetous Souls in 1991 — raw, technical thrash drawing comparisons to Sepultura's Arise-era work — before disbanding in 1994. After a two-decade hiatus they reunited and released their long-awaited second album The Fourth Decade in September 2025 via Iron Shield Records.
RavenSkül is a thrash metal and hardcore band from Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Cádiz province, Andalusia, Spain, formed in 2018. The band fuses thrash aggression with hardcore intensity from the sherry-producing town at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river.
Thrash metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 2025. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Polish capital.
Ravine is a progressive thrash/death metal band from Freiberg in Saxony, Germany, active since 2013. The band merges the complexity of progressive metal with the aggression of thrash and death from the historic mining city of the Erzgebirge foothills.
Raving Mad is a power/thrash metal band from Västervik, Sweden, formed in 2017. The band blends the melodic sensibilities of power metal with thrash metal's aggressive edge, forging an energetic dual-genre attack.
Thrash metal/metalcore band from Milan, Italy, active since 2018. Their approach blends thrash velocity with metalcore's rhythmic breakdowns from Italy's largest northern city.
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