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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Cincinnati's Casteless graft thrash metal's kinetic riff attack onto death metal's heavier tonal palette, producing a sound defined by high-speed picking and a raw, no-nonsense production sensibility.
Stoner-thrash hybrid from the small town of Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, active since 2013. Castero blends fuzzy, low-end grooves with thrash aggression from deep in rural Ireland.
Melodic death-thrash band from Hamburg, Germany, active since 2013. They blend the melodic sensibilities of Gothenburg-style death metal with thrash metal's relentless speed.
Wilmington's Casting blend melodic death metal's expressive lead guitar work with thrash's tightly coiled riffing, shifting fluidly between melodic passages and aggressive, propulsive runs.
Pittsburgh's Castle Blood are a crossover thrash institution dating back to 1987, known for fast, punk-inflected riffing and a lo-fi, raw energy that ties them to the genre's original DIY spirit.
Heavy-thrash metal band from Manosque in Provence, France, formed in 2023. They blend classic heavy metal with thrash aggression from the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Death metal, thrash, and metalcore band from Wolgast on the Baltic coast of Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Castoreum are seasoned veterans of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern metal scene.
Tampa-based death/thrash project helmed by multi-instrumentalist Dan Castro, blending Floridian death metal aggression with thrash riffing and a rotating cast of guest contributors including members of Suffocation.
Springfield, Illinois thrash metal band operating deep in the underground, channeling the abrasive energy and aggressive riffing of the classic American thrash tradition.
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