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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)
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Xion is a thrash metal band from the Dalarna region of Sweden, formed in 2018. They play aggressive, riff-driven thrash metal from the heart of Sweden's metal-rich landscape, a country legendary for its extreme music output.
Xonor is a thrash metal band from St. Gallen, Switzerland, formed in May 2020 by four young musicians from Eastern Switzerland who originally called themselves Honor. Despite pandemic limitations, they built a global fanbase through social media, releasing the "Pandemolition EP" and the album "All Honor Lost."
Xplore is a thrash/speed metal band from Veurne, Belgium, active since 2017. They combine the ferocity of thrash metal with the velocity of speed metal, drawing from the classic European thrash tradition.
Xtrueder is a groove/thrash metal band from Kaliningrad, Russia, formed in 2020. Their bilingual Russian-English releases including "Forgotten Station" and the "Jellyfish" EP deliver heavy, rhythmically driven metal that fuses groove and thrash from Russia's westernmost enclave.
Xystenz is a thrash metal band from Paris, France, formed in 2016. They deliver aggressive, high-speed thrash metal with a no-nonsense attitude, adding to Paris's growing reputation as a hub for extreme metal.
Crossover thrash band from Porto, Portugal, formed in 2024 with lyrics in Portuguese. Their 2024 album "Anti-Control" packs six tracks of thrash metal and punk fury into 15 minutes, with song titles like "Arma Nuclear" and "Zombie Digital" reflecting politically charged themes.
Yagas was a thrash metal band from Caleta Olivia, Santa Cruz, Argentina, formed in January 2006 by vocalist Amado Díaz, guitarist Gustavo Páez, drummer Federico Balliriain, and bassist Leonardo Quintero. The band contributed the track "Emisarios del Mal" to the Patagonian underground compilation "Abismo Sureño" in 2007 and performed a mini-tour across Santa Cruz province that same year. Their lyrical themes addressed social criticism, corruption, and society.
Thrash metal outfit from Innsbruck, Austria, formed in 2020. The band channels aggressive riffing and high-energy tempos in the classic European thrash tradition, building a following in the Austrian underground metal scene.
Thrash metal and crustcore band from Kuusamo, Finland, active since 2008 with a prolific run of demos, EPs, and split releases. Their raw d-beat and hardcore punk-infused thrash delivers short, ferocious bursts of energy, with releases on labels like Ground Zero 93600 and Nightstick Justice Records.
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