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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Thrash metal band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2009. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash from the Finnish capital.
Death-thrash outfit from Venice, formed in 2018. Cattivator of Death — blending the Italian 'cattivo' (evil) with English — delivers aggressive extreme metal from the lagoon city.
Death-sludge-thrash metal band from Tampere, Finland, active since 2012. They blend three aggressive genres into a fierce, heavy assault from Finland's third-largest city.
Bradenton, Florida power/thrash metal band delivering aggressive, high-energy metal drawing from classic power metal melody and speed metal intensity.
Philadelphia thrash metal band rooted in the raw, direct aggression of classic East Coast and Bay Area thrash with punishing riffs.
Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan heavy/thrash metal band blending traditional heavy metal groove and power with the speed and bite of classic thrash.
Los Angeles crossover thrash band fusing raw street-punk aggression of hardcore with riff-heavy Bay Area thrash assault in the tradition of classic 1980s crossover.
Chicago thrash metal band blending death metal heaviness with classic thrash riffing, recorded with a raw basement aesthetic emphasizing punishing low-budget brutality.
Oklahoma City crossover thrash band formed at a Power Trip show and fueled by that band's spirit, delivering riff-driven, pit-ready thrash with hardcore urgency.
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