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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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Death/thrash metal band from Oulu in northern Finland, active since 2015. They deliver scorching extreme metal from above the 65th parallel.
Massive Epic Crust / Doom / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Heavy metal and thrash band from Kozani in northern Greece, formed in 2023. They bring aggressive metal from the Macedonian highlands.
Straddling the line between groove metal and thrash metal, this Dutch actfrom Utrecht fuses Bay Area velocity married to Teutonic heaviness into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2020, and circle-pit fuel delivered with workmanlike consistency.
Ecuador Cadáver is a death/thrash metal band from Machala, Ecuador, formed in 2004. Driven by themes of war, Ecuadorian violence, and anti-Judeo-Christian ideology, the band built their catalog with the full-lengths Dark Path of Blood and Fire (2009) and Unholy Triarchy of the Ancient Covenant (2012), alongside numerous demos and splits released through Wolfgang Records.
Thrash metal band from Munich, Germany, forging aggressive, politically charged metal since 2011. Named after the iconic Alpine flower, their sound draws from the Bavarian capital's rich musical heritage.
Eden Seed is a heavy/thrash metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2016 by guitarist Gisele Marie Rocha, who gained international attention as one of the first Muslim women to front a recorded heavy/thrash metal act. The band released their debut full-length "Age of Creation" in April 2018, a record blending classic heavy metal with thrash and progressive elements.
Heavy metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2012. They deliver high-velocity metal from the Irish capital.
Groove, metalcore, and thrash metal band from Worcester, England launched in 2025. They bring modern, heavy metal energy from the West Midlands.
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