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Zludij is a grindcore/thrash metal band from Slovenia, formed in 2020. They deliver rapid-fire blasts of grinding thrash from the Slovenian underground.
Zodiac Ciphers is a melodic thrash metal band from Gävle/Sandviken, Sweden, formed in 2013. They deliver sharp, melodic thrash metal with precision and intensity.
Zombie Cookbook is a death/thrash and grindcore band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active since 2010 with a fixation on zombies, gore, and B-horror movie aesthetics. The band has released several records including the Cinetrash EP, the split Among the Living...Dead with Rancid Flesh, and later full-lengths Outside the Grave and Motel Hell, with a current lineup featuring members performing under pseudonyms such as Clandestine, Dismembered, Consumed, Thombstoned, and Leprous.
Zombiekrig is a black/thrash metal band from Västra Götaland, Sweden, formed in 2015. Their name, meaning "zombie war" in Swedish, reflects their chaotic blend of black and thrash metal.
Zona Abissal was a power and thrash metal band from Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, whose roots date back to the 1980s with original members including Alberto Carvalho on bass and vocals and Dennis Carvalho on guitar. The band released a self-titled album in 1988 recorded at Estudio Livre in Salvador and followed it with the more thrash-oriented demo Kill and Die in 1993 before eventually splitting up.
Zoophobia is a thrash/death metal and grindcore band from Florange, France, formed in 2022. Their sound combines rapid-fire grindcore blasts with the heaviness of thrash and death metal in a volatile crossover assault.
ZubZero is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Leeuwarden, Netherlands, formed in 2013. They blend the speed and aggression of thrash with the breakdowns and intensity of metalcore.
Zuvembie Necroneon is a death/black/thrash metal band from London, formed in 2025, blending extreme metal with psychobilly and outlaw rock influences. Their debut EP "Into The Fleshbound Dominion" (2025) delivers four tracks of raw, old-school intensity released on limited cassette and CD editions.
Zyanide is a melodic thrash/death metal band from Zofingen, Switzerland, formed in 2012. Their album "Tactics of Death" delivers nine tracks of aggressive thrash metal with death metal underpinnings, showcasing the band's raw approach to extreme music.
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