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Sacramento's Emerther bring Bay Area-adjacent aggression to their thrash, leaning on tight rhythmic attack and a no-nonsense approach to the genre that values speed and precision above all else.
California's Central Coast town of Atascadero is an unlikely birthplace for a death-grind outfit, but Emetic have been operating there since 2012, delivering short, savage blasts of noise that owe as much to grindcore's hardcore roots as to death metal's brutality.
Progressive melodic death metal featuring Nick Brady and Ryan Cullins on guitars with influences ranging from technical death to melodic hooks. Self-released their debut EP in 2013.
This melodic thrash and power metal outfit threads together speed, hook, and epic construction, drawing from European and American metal traditions equally to build a sound that rewards both headbanging and close listening.
Thrash/death metal act from Switzerland named after the Japanese Buddhist lord of hell, active since 2014. Their mythologically inspired moniker reflects a sound steeped in darkness, aggression, and relentless thrashing intensity.
Black/thrash metal band from Metz, France active since 2002. They fuse black metal ferocity with thrash speed from the Lorraine region.
Empalador is a heavy/thrash metal band from Buenos Aires whose debut album, El Fin De La Conspiración, was released in December 2012 across 12 tracks. The band's lineup has included Damian D'Ambrosio on vocals, Juan Pablo Di Palma on vocals and guitar, Eduardo Ghidoli on guitar, Manuel Velasco on bass, and Ariel Arakaki on drums.
Long Beach's Empathy carve progressive thrash metal with Southern California's technical precision and just enough melodic sophistication to separate them from pure aggression acts — cerebral without losing the crunch.
Progressive/thrash/doom metal act from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2022, merging the cerebral complexity of progressive metal with thrash speed and doom heaviness. Their three-genre approach creates a dynamic, unpredictable listening experience.
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