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The Bitch Boyz is a thrash metal band from Wolfsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver aggressive thrash with an irreverent streak.
Morristown, New Jersey's The Black Calculus have been sharpening a thrash/speed metal attack since 2020, bringing the precision and velocity of the genre's classic era to a Northeast scene that doesn't always get its due in the national conversation. Their music treats aggression as a technical problem to be solved with maximum efficiency.
The Black Enigma from Novara deliver technical death and thrash metal since 2025. Their Piedmontese base channels mysterious darkness through technically demanding extreme metal.
The Black Goo is a thrash metal/metalcore band from Bremen, Germany, formed in 2022. They fuse thrash metal's speed with metalcore's dynamic breakdowns.
Blackened thrash "for a desert funeral." Features Zawicizuz, former guitarist on Absu's acclaimed 2009 self-titled album.
The Black Stymphalian from Darlington craft progressive thrash and death metal named after the man-eating bronze-beaked birds of Greek mythology since 2010. Over fifteen years of compositions from County Durham have channeled Herculean myth through technically demanding extreme metal.
The Black Zombie Procession from Besançon evolved from punk rock origins into crossover, hardcore, and thrash metal, channeling the undead parade their ghoulish name demands since 2017. Their Franche-Comté base provides an unexpected setting for their zombie-themed aggression.
The Blackening from Pamplona in Navarra deliver thrash and groove metal with the corrosive intensity their name suggests since 2020. Their Basque Country-adjacent base infuses their riff-heavy assault with the fierce independence of northern Spain.
The Brainwash from Rome have been delivering thrash metal since 2002, over two decades of mind-control-themed aggression from the Eternal City. Their longevity makes them one of Rome's most enduring thrash acts.
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