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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Staya blend thrash, groove, and death metal from Granada, combining multiple aggressive styles from the shadow of the Alhambra. Active since 2014, they bring Moorish-city intensity to the Andalusian extreme scene.
Albuquerque, New Mexico act formed in 2022 working the crossroads of thrash metal, groove metal, and hardcore, delivering punishing mid-tempo riffs alongside aggressive, pit-ready energy.
Dallas blackened death/thrash fusing Bolt Thrower-style heaviness with vicious thrash and black metal.
New York crossover thrash band formed in 2019, fusing the speed and brutality of thrash metal with the raw energy and brevity of hardcore punk in the tradition of the East Coast crossover scene.
Thrash metal band from Idaho Falls, Idaho, formed in 2020, delivering aggressive, tightly wound thrash with the straightforward intensity and old-school conviction of the genre's golden era.
Tavullia's Steel in the Blood deliver thrash metal from the Pesaro countryside since 2017. Their name declares metal as a biological imperative, running through their veins from the Marche hills.
Steel Mage blend metalcore aggression with thrash metal's rhythmic precision from Manchester. Formed in 2020, they occupy the intersection of modern and classic approaches to heavy riffing.
Steel Tormentor have been thrashing from Waldshut-Tiengen on the Swiss border since 2003, making them veterans of the Black Forest thrash scene. Their two-decade commitment to steel-forged torment has produced a body of relentless, high-velocity work.
Steelfrog have been thrashing from Tampere since 1999, making them one of the longer-running thrash acts in the Pirkanmaa region. Their amphibian-steel hybrid name and quarter-century career reflect sustained commitment to Finnish thrash.
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