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Black/thrash metal band from Zielona Góra, Poland active since 2008. Warfist merges the raw ferocity of black metal with thrash's velocity from the western Polish city near the German border.
Thrash/death metal band from Brodnica, Poland active since 2017. Warflame delivers aggressive thrash and death metal from the small Kuyavian-Pomeranian town.
Thrash metal band from Leipzig, Germany describing themselves simply as "Thrash Metal from Leipzig." Their 2016 debut Global Extinction packs ten tracks of thrash fury exploring themes of desolation, societal collapse, and forced violence.
Death/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia formed in 2018. WarFuneralMarch channels the militaristic fury of their name into aggressive death/thrash from the Russian capital.
Thrash, heavy, and melodic death metal band from Zaragoza, Spain formed in 2021. Warg weaves multiple metal traditions into an aggressive hybrid that draws from thrash velocity and melodic death metal's harmonic depth.
Wargore is an old-school death/thrash metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil, formed in 2017 and playing in the tradition of early extreme metal. The band has released two albums — Between Evil and Death (2017) and Cursed Existence (2020) — both independently produced and distributed through their Bandcamp page.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Umag, Croatia active since 2016. Wargrave delivers powerful riffing from the Istrian peninsula on the Adriatic coast.
Wargrave is a heavy/thrash metal band from Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2016 with lyrical themes centred on war and armageddon. The band has self-released several recordings including Suffering the Void (2015), Zone 51 (2016), and Flames of War (2017), operating as an independent act on their Bandcamp page.
Doom, death, and thrash metal band from Castrop-Rauxel, Germany signed to Ván Records, evolving from heavy Hellhammer influences into their own distinctive sound. Their 2025 album Total Maniac was recorded in the presence of late member Volker, who passed away two weeks after the final recordings, and was released on the fourth anniversary of his death.
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