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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Rochester, New York death/thrash band merging the riff-driven propulsion of thrash with the darker, more brutal textures of death metal. Their Northeast underground origins give their sound a raw edge and unpolished intensity.
Riverside, California groove/thrash metal band blending the heavy rhythmic attack of groove metal with the speed and aggression of thrash. Their approach leans into the rhythm section, building songs around crushing, syncopated riff patterns.
Progressive thrash metal band from Spiez in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, formed in 2020. Their sound merges complex progressive arrangements with the driving aggression of thrash metal.
Los Angeles, California crossover thrash band fusing the speed and aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. Their LA origins place them in a long lineage of West Coast bands that bridged the two worlds.
Groove-thrash band from Tarvisio near the Austrian and Slovenian borders, active since 1997. Contrasto — Italian for 'contrast' — is one of Friuli's longest-running metal acts with nearly three decades of output.
Death-thrash act from Wrocław, formed in 2020. Contregator delivers aggressive extreme metal from the capital of Lower Silesia.
Black-thrash metal band from Toulon, France, formed in 2023. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash metal velocity from the Var coast.
Allentown, Pennsylvania's Controller ride the crossover thrash tradition hard, fusing hardcore punk's urgency with thrash metal's riff-driven ferocity in the vein of classic East Coast acts. Their live energy and no-nonsense attitude have made them a reliable presence in the regional underground.
Progressive thrash band from Serravalle Sesia in Vercelli province, active since 2012. Controsigillo — Italian for 'counter-seal' — blends technical complexity with thrash aggression from Piedmont.
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