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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Star Viper is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania blackened heavy and thrash metal band formed in 2022, infusing the cold aggression of black metal into a framework of classic heavy and thrash metal riffing.
Ferocious Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Fort Smith, Arkansas progressive thrash metal band formed in 2016, Staring into Fire channels the technical aggression of thrash into song structures that incorporate progressive shifts in tempo and texture.
Starkstrom ("High Voltage") transitioned from Oi! origins into heavy/thrash metal territory from Dusseldorf, channeling electric intensity through their evolving aggressive sound. Their stylistic journey reflects the cross-pollination between punk and metal scenes.
Starless Aeon blast through death, thrash, and black metal from Dresden, combining three of extreme metal's most aggressive strains into a single dark force. Their cosmic void name and triple-genre approach suggest compositions of vast, unrelenting intensity.
Mezzolombardo's Starship Pain pair heavy and thrash metal from the Trentino valley since 2015. Their interstellar-suffering name and Alpine origins create a cosmic-pain context for their aggressive approach.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa death/thrash metal band formed in 2018, Starved delivers the crossover intensity of thrash with the heaviness and grim delivery of death metal in the American Midwest underground tradition.
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Swansea's State of Confusion have been thrashing since 1993, making them veterans of the Welsh metal underground. Over three decades, they have maintained an unvarnished commitment to fast, aggressive thrash metal.
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