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Sacred Reich is a thrash metal band formed in Phoenix, Arizona in 1985 by vocalist and bassist Phil Rind alongside guitarists Wiley Arnett and Jason Rainey. The band established itself as a politically outspoken force in late-1980s thrash with albums such as Ignorance (1987) and the landmark The American Way (1990), the latter credited as one of the earliest groove metal records. After disbanding in 2000 and reuniting in 2006, the band returned to Metal Blade Records and released Awakening in 2019, their first studio album in over two decades.
Formed in 2020 in Ried im Innkreis, Upper Austria, Sacred Serenity plays progressive death/thrash metal with lyrical themes rooted in religion, spiritualism, and social criticism. Released through Darker Realms Records, their albums "Crossroads" and "Synapse" draw on old-school progressive death traditions while incorporating thrashing intensity.
Sintra's Sacred Sin have been blending death and thrash metal since 2009. Their holy-transgression name and fairy-tale town origins channel the tension between beauty and violence into nearly two decades of compositions.
Death/thrash metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2011. The band self-released the Stormrider EP in 2006 (predating the current formation, indicating an earlier lineup history) and later issued the full-length Apocalipse Holocaust in 2017, an eight-track album. Their catalogue is available through their Bandcamp page.
Sacrifice in Fire deliver symphonic melodic death/thrash metal from Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, layering orchestral elements over aggressive Bavarian metallic fury. Their ambitious genre fusion combines the melodic sweep of symphonic metal with the intensity of death and thrash.
Sacrificed with a Scythe deliver groove-laced thrash metal and hardcore from Zurich, with releases like the "Bitter End" EP showcasing their crossover intensity. Their sound hammers together pit-ready breakdowns with razor-sharp thrash riffing.
Sacrificio is a thrash metal band from Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina, formed in 2013. They recorded their self-titled debut in August 2013, released through Argentina Thrash Metal, a label dedicated to documenting the Argentine thrash underground.
Old-school thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2020 by Frank Gasparotto (vocals, guitars), Diego Domingos (guitar), Filippe Tonini (bass), and Fábio Moyses (drums). Their debut album World Decay 19 was released on April 7, 2021 via Thrash or Death Records and Rapture Records, and includes a cover of Angel Witch's 'Evil Games.' A follow-up EP, The Limit of Thrash, appeared in March 2022.
Sacrifixion channel black/thrash metal from the Rhineland-Palatinate region, combining black metal's atmospheric menace with thrash's breakneck velocity. Formed in 2021, they represent the newer wave of German black/thrash extremity.
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