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Tietjerk's Sadotank merge black and thrash metal from the Frisian countryside since 2019. Their armored-sadism name channels mechanical violence through compositions of rural Dutch aggression.
Sadus is a thrash and death metal band from Antioch, California, formed in 1984 by vocalist Darren Travis, guitarist Rob Moore, bassist Steve Di Giorgio, and drummer Jon Allen. Known for blending technical thrash with death metal aggression, the band debuted with Illusions (later reissued as Chemical Exposure) in 1988 and built a cult following through albums such as Swallowed in Black and A Vision of Misery. Bassist Steve Di Giorgio, who also played with Death and Testament, became one of the most celebrated technical metal bassists of his generation, and the band returned in 2023 with The Shadow Inside, their first new record in over two decades.
Porto's Saephe pair death and thrash metal from Portugal's northern capital since 2019. Their enigmatic name and Douro Valley origins channel the granite city's resilience into aggressive dual-genre compositions.
A thrash metal band from the Westendorf and Wörgl area of Tyrol, Austria, Sagittarius built their reputation in the regional underground circuit through straightforward, hard-hitting material. The band remains active in the local extreme metal community.
Christian death/thrash metal band from Belford Roxo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 1994 and operating as a power trio since their 2001 reformation with Rodrigo Bizoro (vocals/drums), Clamer Lucio (guitar), and Michel Mixa (bass). The band has released five albums: Against Saints and Sinners (2003), The Ways of Faith (2005), Reprise (2007), Vanitas Vanitatum (2011), and Mea Culpa (2015), the latter a concept album addressing atrocities committed at the Colônia psychiatric hospital in Brazil. They are signed to Força Eterna.
Mesa, Arizona's SaintBreaker have been pummeling audiences since 2015 with a thrash/death hybrid that carries the desert's unrelenting heat in every riff — aggressive, stripped-down, and unwilling to waste a note on anything that doesn't serve the assault. They sit comfortably in the tradition of bands who treat the thrash/death crossover not as a compromise but as a force multiplier.
Sakeo deliver thrash and groove metal from the Navarrese capital of Pamplona, combining aggressive velocity with headbang-inducing grooves. Formed in 2023, they bring the running-of-the-bulls energy to their thrash compositions.
Salavelatoria channel thrash metal from the Galician countryside near Ponte Caldelas, bringing aggressive velocity to the green, rain-soaked northwest of Spain. Active since 2016, they represent Galicia's growing thrash metal contingent.
Tucson's Salent are a newly formed progressive thrash/death outfit drawing on the Southwest's history of technically inclined metal — music that values both aggression and complexity, where time signatures shift as naturally as the rhythm section locks in. Their progressive death/thrash approach promises a band willing to let songwriting sprawl as much as it punishes.
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