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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sinmas evolved from hardcore/punk origins into thrash and groove metal from Bilbao, tracing the natural bridge between punk energy and metal aggression. Active since 2020, they bring Basque crossover spirit to the Spanish thrash scene.
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Newport News, Virginia's SiNN have been delivering old-school-minded thrash metal since 2014, rooted in the hard-driving riff work and confrontational energy that defined the genre's late-'80s peak.
Phoenix, Arizona's Siphon have operated since 2004 at the intersection of thrash, groove metal, and hardcore, building a aggressive, crossover-inflected sound shaped by the desert Southwest's abrasive heavy music underground.
Sisko play thrash metal from Frankfurt, channeling old-school velocity and aggression from the Hessian financial capital. Active since 2016, they represent the ongoing vitality of thrash in one of Germany's major cities.
Pittsburgh band formed in 2011 who slam together stoner metal's loping, fuzz-saturated grooves with thrash aggression and a death 'n' roll swagger, landing somewhere between Electric Wizard and a swampier Entombed. Their Steel City roots come through in music that feels lived-in and deliberately heavy.
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania thrash metal band formed as recently as 2024, one of the newer entries in the thrash revival coming out of the mid-Atlantic. Raw, fast, and anchored in classic thrash fundamentals, they represent the continuing appeal of the genre among younger musicians.
Wausau, Wisconsin heavy metal and thrash band formed in 2019, delivering blunt-force heaviness from a small midwestern city in the tradition of regional American metal that never needed a coastal scene to validate it. Their name evokes the workmanlike physicality of their approach — nothing ornate, just weight and impact.
Sixfinger blend melodic thrash, groove metal, and metalcore from Linz am Rhein, creating a versatile, hard-hitting sound that draws from multiple aggressive genres. Their Rhineland output combines the best elements of each style.
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