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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/07 @ Gramercy Theatre, New York
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St. Louis groove and thrash metal outfit formed in 2016, combining the mid-tempo pocket and chugging heaviness of groove metal with the kinetic velocity of thrash. Rooted in the Midwestern metal underground, they channel the working-class grit that has long defined Missouri's heavy music scene.
Thrash metal and crossover band from Osnabrück, Germany formed in 2022. WrestleManiacs merges thrash metal aggression with crossover punk energy and an irreverent wrestling-themed persona.
A heavy metal band from Woodland Park, New Jersey, active since 2016, drawing on classic metal traditions with a straightforward, no-frills approach that keeps the genre's foundational energy intact. Their work sits comfortably in the lineage of American heavy metal without chasing contemporary trends.
Pompano Beach, Florida's Written in Blood have been fusing power metal's melodic ambitions with the speed and aggression of thrash since 2018, landing on a sound that's as likely to soar as it is to tear through a riff. South Florida's metal scene has produced stranger combinations, but few that work as cleanly.
Four-piece progressive metalcore and thrash outfit from Bruges, Belgium drawing from Lamb of God, Meshuggah, and Testament. Their 2024 debut Interromezzo I combines modern metal riffing with thrashy influences, time-signature changes, dissonance, and ferocious vocals across six tracks.
Thrash metal band from Coburg, Germany active since 2014. Wulfpack delivers relentless thrash from the Franconian border region with an emphasis on speed and aggression.
Project of Imprecation vocalist David Herrera. Black/death/thrash/punk hybrid. Released a split with Hexella on Goat Throne Records.
WxCxM is a thrash/crossover band from Goiânia, Goiás that has been grinding out street-level chaos since the mid-2000s, releasing records including "Esgotocore" (2005), the split "Blasfêmia e Terror" (2005), "O Caos Continuará" (2009), and "Zona Norte" (2015). Drawing on crust, hardcore punk, and thrash, the band blends aggression with the spontaneity of the Goiânia underground scene.
Groove and thrash metal band from Port-la-Nouvelle, France active since 2014. Wyvern merges groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with thrash's aggressive speed from the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc.
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