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Sandness play heavy and thrash metal from Geneva, bringing muscular riffs and aggressive energy rooted in the classic thrash tradition. Their Swiss take on the genre combines tight, punchy arrangements with a raw, no-frills intensity.
Moscow's Sangara pair heavy and thrash metal from the Russian capital since 2016. Their name and Moscow origins channel metropolitan aggression into compositions of dual-genre intensity.
Sangre Guerrera is a thrash metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2016. They released their debut full-length "Mi sangre mi tierra" and the "Killing Bastards" demo the same year, then followed up with the full-length "Killing Bastards LP" in 2018, with lyrical themes centered on war and society.
Extreme metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 2017 by vocalist/guitarist Verme and drummer Sinuê, later expanding to include guitarist Nekrose and bassist Zé. The band released three albums: A Sombra que me Acompanhava Era a Mesma do Diabo (2020), Seja Bem-Vindo de Volta para a Cruz (2021) — the cover art of which was created by Norwegian artist Linda H. Syvertsen — and Eu Sou a Derrota (2024).
Thrash metal and hardcore band from Piracicaba, São Paulo, active since 1997. The band released the album Vença Seus Medos in July 2023 on TGR Sounds, a ten-track record catalogued as hardcore metal and crossover.
Samara's Sanheim thrash from the Volga metropolis since 2017. Their Norse-death-realm name and Volga origins channel the afterlife of warriors into compositions of aggressive energy from Russia's aerospace capital.
Pittsburgh's Sanitarium have been delivering traditional heavy metal since 2012 from one of America's great working-class steel cities — a place whose own sonic history in metal runs deep. Their sound honors the genre's classic architecture: riff-forward songs, powerful vocals, and the kind of full-bodied metal that rewards volume.
A black/thrash metal band from Götzis in Austria's westernmost province of Vorarlberg, Sanraktus channel the abrasive intersection of raw black metal and old-school thrash. Their output, hosted on Bandcamp via the sarastus page, is characteristic of underground European blackthrash with uncompromising production values.
San Diego's Santa Claus have been weaponizing crossover thrash since 2014 with gleeful disregard for seasonal associations — their name a provocation, their music the delivery system. The band channels the West Coast's crossover tradition into fast, funny, and legitimately hard-hitting thrash that doesn't sacrifice aggression for the joke.
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