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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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Zakula is a death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. Their releases include the self-titled album and "White Forest Reign Lullabies," delivering aggressive Hellenic extreme metal.
Zaplaxa is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Ihtiman, Bulgaria, featuring a five-piece lineup fronted by vocalist Michael Masov. Their 2017 debut "When Dreams Become Brutality" is a hard-hitting 11-track album recorded at Soundlurker Studio, featuring guest vocals from members of 40 Days Later and ex-Insmouth.
Zaxaz is a black/thrash metal band from Szczecin, Poland, formed in 2024. They channel the aggressive energy of blackened thrash from the Baltic coast of Poland.
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander is a crossover/thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2016. Named after the character from Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth fantasy series, they deliver fast, riff-driven crossover thrash.
Zemial is a legendary one-man black metal project from Athens, Greece, helmed by multi-instrumentalist Vorskaath since the early 1990s. Their extensive catalog, from "In Monumentum" (2006) through "The Repairer of Reputations" (2025), spans raw black-thrash, epic heavy metal, progressive rock, and avant-garde art music.
Blistering Heavy Metal with Thrash Metal elements from Bastrop.
Zer0 Human T0uch is a groove/thrash metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2023. Their debut "Ultimate Trial" (2023) is a twelve-track instrumental album of thrashcore, delivering aggressive thrash and groove metal riffing without vocals.
Zero Creation is a thrash/groove metal band from Oliveira De Frades, Portugal, formed in 2022. They blend aggressive thrash riffing with groove metal heaviness from the central Portuguese underground.
Zero Signal is a death/thrash metal band from Mirano near Venice, Italy, formed in 2017. They deliver a punishing combination of death and thrash metal from the Veneto region's underground scene.
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