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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Thrash metal band from Stockholm, formed in 2020. Cardinal Maniac delivers sharp, maniacal thrash from the Swedish capital.
Thrash metal band from Fontenay-sous-Bois near Paris, France, active since 2012. They deliver aggressive thrash from the Parisian suburbs.
Thrash metal band from Heidenheim, Germany, formed in 2018. They deliver aggressive, riff-heavy thrash from the eastern edge of the Swabian Alb.
Thrash metal band from Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, active since 2009. They deliver hard-hitting thrash from the heart of former East Germany.
Columbia, South Carolina heavy metal veterans formed in 1990, representing the enduring spirit of the South Carolina underground during the genre's early-90s regional boom.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma thrash metal outfit formed in 1990, bringing the genre's aggressive riffing and speed to the heartland during the peak years of American thrash.
Elgin speed and thrash metal band formed in 1990, operating in the fast-and-furious tradition of Midwest metal with razor-edged riffs and the breakneck energy of classic speed metal.
Carnage is a black/thrash metal band from Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil, listed on Encyclopaedia Metallum as an active act under Headbanger's Behavior. The band's lyrical themes center on anti-religion, death, darkness, and hell, placing them firmly within Brazil's extreme underground metal tradition.
Death-thrash metal band from Lyon, France, active since 2011. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from France's second city.
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