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Catch 22 is an Ohio act from Marietta blending heavy metal, power metal, and thrash in a melodic yet aggressive style. Soaring vocals, twin guitar harmonies, and driving rhythms define their sound.
Category 7 is a Los Angeles heavy metal and thrash band delivering a high-energy mix of crunching riffs, muscular rhythms, and a melodic edge that draws from both classic metal and the American power-thrash tradition.
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Severn, Maryland one-man heavy/speed/thrash metal project delivering tightly wound riffs and driving rhythms rooted in the classic metal tradition.
Groove-thrash metal band from Mahon on the island of Menorca, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy grooves and thrash aggression from the Balearic Islands.
Denver death metal/grindcore veterans since 1997, inventors of the 'Southwest Doom Violence' sound fusing grindcore blasting with sludge-infused doom passages and crust punk abrasion.
Thrash metal outfit from Wolfsberg, Austria, formed in 2020. They deliver fast, riff-driven thrash in the classic vein, bringing high-energy aggression from the Carinthian metal underground.
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