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Unfair Fate is a three-piece thrash/death metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, positioned for fans of Slayer, Kreator, Death, and Gojira. Their three albums culminate in 2022's Into the Abyss, recorded at Realtime Recording Studios in Norrkoping with engineer Daniel Gese.
Death and thrash metal band from Turin, Italy, active since 2019. Their sound fuses the technical aggression of death metal with thrash's relentless speed from the Piedmontese capital.
Thrash and death metal band from Plymouth in Devon, England, active since 2020. Their sound combines thrash metal's speed with death metal's heaviness from the southwest English port city.
Unfrozen is a thrash metal band from Haisyn, Ukraine, whose 2017 rehearsal recording captures a raw, unpolished fusion of black metal, thrash metal, and punk across five tracks. The project's lo-fi approach reflects the underground spirit of small-town Ukrainian metal.
Thrash metal and metalcore band from Manchester, England, active since 2022. Their sound harvests aggression from both genres, combining thrash speed with metalcore's dynamic structures.
Black and thrash metal band from Zaragoza, Spain, channeling the unholy union of both genres since 2013. Their aggressive sound draws from the first-wave black metal tradition where thrash and black metal were inseparable.
Black and thrash metal band from Albershausen near Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2014 with their 2014 promo Tormented Souls showcasing their aggressive fusion of genres. Their repertoire also includes tribute work honoring Behemoth, reflecting their deep roots in extreme metal.
Thrash metal band from the small Finnish town of Varkaus, active since 2020 and channeling classic thrash aggression. Their sound delivers the riff-driven fury and speed that defines thrash metal from Finland's metal heartland.
Death and thrash metal band from Oulainen, Finland, named after the notorious Japanese biological warfare unit, active since 2010. Their extreme subject matter is matched by a ferocious blend of death and thrash metal aggression.
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