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Sticky Rat is a thrash metal band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, formed in 2025. A newly formed entry in the Midwest underground, they pursue the fast riffs and aggressive energy that define classic American thrash metal.
Stier ("Bull") charge through thrash and heavy metal from Dortmund, delivering the raw, horn-lowered power their name demands. Formed in 2021, they bring bovine fury to the Ruhr Valley thrash scene.
Stigmata is a metalcore band from Troy, New York, formed in 2008, incorporating strong influences from crossover thrash, groove metal, and traditional thrash metal. Their sound reflects the hybrid, street-level aggression common to the upstate New York underground metal community.
Stigmata is a death/thrash metal band from Escondido, California, formed in 2008. They work within the aggressive tradition of West Coast death/thrash, combining the technical attack of thrash metal with the darker, heavier textures of death metal.
Stilhed (Danish for "Silence") deliver groove and thrash metal from Odense, their quiet name belying the volume and aggression of their output. Formed in 2023, they bring Funen-bred heaviness to the Danish metal scene.
Still Black have been thrashing from Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate since 2004, making them veterans of the rural Bavarian thrash scene. Their two decades of activity represent unwavering commitment to aggressive metal from the Franconian countryside.
Brooklyn thrash and hardcore band formed in 2011, channeling the aggressive cross-pollination of New York hardcore and Bay Area thrash into a tight, pit-ready attack.
Canton, Ohio act founded in 2017 that fuses death metal, thrash, and hardcore into a raw, crossover-influenced style drawing from the Midwest's tradition of no-frills extreme aggression.
Stillburned deliver death and thrash metal from Kerava in the Helsinki metropolitan area, channeling the smoldering aftermath their name describes. Active since 2015, they bring residual fire to the Finnish extreme scene.
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