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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Shelby Township, Michigan death/thrash metal band formed in 2017, combining the brutality of death metal with the kinetic energy and riffing density of thrash.
Razor-sharp Speed / Thrash / Heavy Metal out of Texas.
Subtrash deliver thrash and death metal from Wiesloch in Baden, channeling aggressive velocity from the Rhine-Neckar region. Emerging in 2025, they bring fresh extremity to the southwestern German thrash scene.
Subtype Zero is a death/thrash metal band from Ashtabula, Ohio, formed in 2018, combining the bone-crushing heaviness of death metal with the speed and aggression of classic thrash.
Suburban Paranoia is a thrash metal band from Pittsburg, California, formed in 2007, channeling the Bay Area thrash tradition with aggressive riffing and socially charged lyrical themes.
Subversion is a thrash metal band from San Juan Capistrano, California, formed in 2011, drawing on Southern California's hard-hitting thrash tradition with fast, aggressive guitar work and relentless energy.
Subversion Trigger is a Seattle-based crossover thrash band formed in 2025, merging the speed and hostility of thrash metal with the raw punch of hardcore in the Pacific Northwest underground.
Succumb is a death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2017, known for their dissonant, chaotic approach and the distinctive shrieking vocals of frontwoman Cheri Musrasrik, whose 2017 debut drew comparisons to Mitochondrion and Portal.
Such Vengeance is a thrash/metalcore band from Pleasant Grove, Utah, formed in 2009, blending the speed and riff intensity of thrash metal with the heaviness and breakdowns characteristic of metalcore.
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