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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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Soraya are a heavy, speed, and thrash metal band from Palmdale, California, formed in 2021, channeling the raw energy of classic 80s metal into a modern context with an emphasis on speed and traditional song structures.
Sorcerer are a Tampa, Florida death/thrash metal band formed in 2011, emerging from the city's storied extreme metal tradition with a sound that combines the aggression of thrash with the brutality of death metal.
Sordid Reign deliver thrash metal from Trebbin south of Berlin, channeling aggressive velocity from the Brandenburg countryside. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh thrash energy to the Berlin metropolitan area.
SoreLoser are a Tacoma, Washington thrash metal and metalcore band formed in 2015, merging the aggressive riffing of thrash with the rhythmic intensity and breakdowns of metalcore in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Sosra is a thrash and heavy metal band from Bellingham, Washington, formed in 2015, drawing from classic American thrash traditions while incorporating traditional heavy metal influences.
Sosterik is a Pittsburgh heavy/thrash metal band formed in 2018, channeling the blue-collar intensity of Pennsylvania's industrial heritage into a hard-hitting blend of classic heavy metal and thrash.
Donetsk's Sotos thrash from the conflict-zone city since 2012. Over a decade from the war-affected Donbas capital, their enigmatic name has channeled the intensity of survival into compositions of sustained aggression.
Souflikar is a thrash/death metal band from Elmhurst, Illinois, formed in 2015, driving aggressive, riff-forward metal from the suburban Chicago underground.
Thrash metal band from Paranaguá, Paraná, formed in 2006 by guitarist Rodrigo, bassist and vocalist Alemão, and drummer Jairão. The band released their debut album Thrash Attack in 2007 before disbanding in 2010.
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