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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Heavy/thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2024 as a concept project born from personal darkness. The band donates their profits to support those affected by war, blending classic heavy and thrash metal with a humanitarian mission across their self-titled album.
Death/thrash metal band from Paris, France, established in 2005 with a lineup featuring guitarist Mike Bry and vocalist Rash Roberts. Their discography spans from their 2003 debut EP through albums "Melancholy Souls" (2005), "Reflexions" (2009), and "Blind but Alive" (2014), maintaining an active touring presence for nearly two decades.
Power/speed metal turned thrash metal band from Hooglede, Belgium, formed in 2021. Their early work drew from the high-speed energy of European power and speed metal before shifting toward a heavier thrash metal approach in later releases.
Heavy/thrash metal band from Savona, Italy, formed in 2023 with releases including "Old Sins" and "New Sins." The band channels classic heavy and thrash metal energy with a name that tips its hat to Megadeth's iconic 1994 album.
Experimental death/black/thrash metal band from Rouen, France, formed in 2011. The band pushes beyond conventional extreme metal boundaries by blending death, black, and thrash elements with experimental approaches, creating a volatile and unpredictable sonic identity.
Thrash metal band from Mosjoen, Norway, formed in 2014. The band delivers no-nonsense thrash metal aggression from the Norwegian underground, bringing high-energy riffing and attitude from northern Norway's small but dedicated metal scene.
French extreme metal band from Amiens, formed in 2023, whose evolution spans from early symphonic black metal to a later death/thrash metal approach. Named after a character from Michael Moorcock's Elric saga, the band's stylistic shift reflects a restless creative spirit within the French metal underground.
Zabbeth is a black/thrash metal band from Victoria, Malta, formed in 2022. They deliver ferocious blackened thrash from the Mediterranean island, a rare outpost for extreme metal.
Zaborra is a thrash metal and crust punk band from Santander, Spain, formed in 2019. Their discography includes a 2019 demo, "Viejos y enfadados" (2020), a self-titled album (2021), and a 2024 split LP with Depopulation Department co-released by multiple underground labels including Crust as Fuck and Hecatombe.
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