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Old-school thrash in the Kreator/Slayer vein, formed in 2008. Invited to play Inferno Festival in Oslo off the strength of their early demos.
Aggregate merges thrash and death metal from Hallsberg in Närke since 2015. Their collected-mass name drives a decade of combined aggression from this small Swedish railway junction town.
Aggresion is a death/thrash metal band from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, formed in 2012 and operating as a power trio with Eduardo Sparrenberger on vocals and bass, Caverna on guitar, and Felipe TerrorDeath on drums. Their 2024 album Covil de Feras, recorded at Estudio 45 in Campo Grande, leans into Brazilian folklore and indigenous resistance as lyrical themes, pairing them with a raw, satanic extreme metal aesthetic. The band contributed to underground anti-fascist metal compilations in 2018 and 2019.
Aggression Core is a thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington. Their 1995 EP "Dead God" is a six-track relic of the mid-90s Pacific Northwest thrash underground, predating the era when grunge had all but eclipsed metal in the region.
Aggression Tales are a thrash metal band from São Paulo founded in 2006 by guitarist Felipe Ruiz alongside vocalist/bassist Bruno Pompeo and drummer Julio Príncipe. Their 2007 debut Scribbles in Blood is a concept album narrating the life of a fictional serial killer, with each of its twelve tracks written in collaboration with ten different fiction authors who each penned a chapter of the story. They followed it with Random Acts of Physical Disgust (2011) on Six Inch Nails Records, cementing a sharp, aggressive thrash attack with a dark literary bent.
Aggressive Agricultor brings thrash metal from the Basque-region city of Bayonne since 2021, their tongue-in-cheek name combining rural imagery with violent intent. Their sound channels the fiery spirit of France's southwestern border country.
Aggressive Crucifixion is a one-man thrash and heavy metal project based in Mexico City, formed in 2022. The project draws heavily from classic acts including Exciter, Venom, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and Manowar, channeling the raw energy of early speed and heavy metal into its solo-produced output.
Aggressive Oppression delivers crossover and thrash metal from Moscow since 2016. Their authoritarian name drives punk-influenced thrash from the Russian capital with the relentless force their title promises.
Aggressive Perfector channels heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash metal from Manchester since 2016, their name promising a relentless pursuit of sonic violence. Their approach channels the classic energy of 1980s extreme metal through a modern lens.
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