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Power-thrash metal band from Nottingham, England, formed in 2014. They blend the melodic energy of power metal with thrash metal aggression from the East Midlands.
Corruption of Soul was a technical death and thrash metal project from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2022 by Ivan Guilherme, known as Sodomizer. The project, which used programmed instruments, produced a self-titled eight-track album before splitting up. Belém has a historically notable place in Brazilian heavy metal, being the home city of Stress, who released the country's first heavy metal LP in 1982.
Kenosha, WI power/speed/thrash band that channels the blazing energy of late-80s metal into tight, riff-forward songwriting. Their sound honors the genre's classic roots while hitting hard.
Death-thrash act from the Cadore mountain towns of Lorenzago and Vigo in Belluno province, formed in 2017. Corte de Grasa delivers extreme metal from deep in the Dolomite Alps.
Black-thrash metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2019. They fuse black metal darkness with thrash aggression from the Galician Atlantic coast.
Minneapolis progressive/thrash band that brings technical ambition and dynamic range to a genre often defined by speed alone. They are as comfortable with shifting time signatures as they are with full-throttle riffing.
Black-folk-thrash act from Skellefteå in northern Sweden, active since 2014. Cosmic Death blends folk elements and thrash aggression with black metal from the sub-Arctic Norrland.
Georgia progressive death/thrash band that works existential menace into technically sophisticated songwriting. Their music is expansive and unnerving, built on shifting riff patterns and relentless forward momentum.
Denver death/thrash band that conjures something ancient and menacing from well-worn genre forms. Their riff-forward approach stays rooted in classic extremity with a sufficiently heavy cosmic bent.
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