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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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When Engraved in Blood emerged in 2013 from Nottingham, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and thrash metal — all percussive blast-beat onslaughts and cavernous production. Low-tuned guitars and guttural vocals form the bedrock of their attack.
Raleigh's Enigmatic Path plots a course through progressive thrash metal, weaving shifting time signatures and intricate arrangements around the aggressive riff-forward energy that defines the genre.
Groove/thrash metal band from Kovin in Vojvodina, Serbia formed in 2022. Their playfully named band delivers serious groove/thrash aggression from the Banat region near the Romanian border.
Freshly formed Viennese thrash metal act established in 2025, bringing raw aggression and speed to Austria's capital city. Their self-titled debut and single "Erase Your Face" signal an uncompromising commitment to the thrash metal tradition.
Thrash/speed metal band from the Danube town of Lom, Bulgaria, delivering rapid-fire aggression since 2022. Their high-velocity approach channels the genre's classic intensity from one of Bulgaria's smaller but spirited metal communities.
Death/thrash metal band from Quimper in Brittany, France active since 2012. They bring fierce extreme metal from the westernmost tip of France.
Palm Desert's Enrage runs on the fuel of classic speed and thrash metal, channeling the southern California desert's blistering energy into tight, riff-driven aggression with old-school urgency.
Huntington Beach's Enrot scrapes corrosive thrash metal from the Southern California coast, forging sharp-edged riffs and aggressive tempos in the tradition of the genre's classic Bay Area and SoCal forebears.
Eugene's Ensamble delivers Pacific Northwest thrash with a tightly wound, riff-forward attack, tapping the energy of Oregon's underground metal community with classically-influenced speed and aggression.
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