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Viocosis is a thrash metal band from Louth, Ireland, formed in 2013. They play aggressive thrash metal from the Irish midlands.
Violate is a groove/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2025. They combine groove metal's heavy rhythms with thrash's speed.
Violated Flesh is a death/thrash metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 2018. They combine death metal's brutality with thrash's velocity from one of Britain's historic metal cities.
Miami's Violated Tomb formed in 2023 with a sound rooted in the thrash/death crossover — the sun-bleached aggression of South Florida filtered through old-school death metal ugliness and thrash's relentless momentum. They carry the spirit of early Floridian death metal while bringing a rawness that reads as genuinely current.
Violator is a thrash metal band from Brasília who emerged from Brazil's underground to become one of the country's most internationally active thrash acts, touring extensively across Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Their debut album "Chemical Assault" was released in 2006 on Kill Again Records, followed by "Annihilation Process" (2010) and "Scenarios of Brutality" (2013), with the band returning in 2025 with "Unholy Retribution."
Violencity is a speed/thrash metal band from Juatuba, Minas Gerais, formed in 2018 and operating as an independent unsigned act. The band has released material including the EP "Inimigos do Fim" ("Enemies of the End"), dealing in themes of anti-religion and the grinding monotony of daily life rendered through aggressive thrash attack.
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Violent Creatures is a thrash metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2018. Their 2018 demo features four tracks of driving thrash and heavy metal, including cuts like "Blood is Spilling" and "Fear of Death," establishing their foundation in hard-hitting, beer-fueled thrash.
Violent Curse was a thrash metal power trio from São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, Brazil, consisting of Peter Fragoso on vocals and guitar, Neto Rothbarth on bass, and Lucas Cruz on drums. The band released a demo in 2014 and followed it with the EP "Total Extermínio" in 2016, delivering aggressive thrash with lyrics sung in Portuguese before eventually disbanding.
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