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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Gothic metal and thrash metal band from Cergy near Paris, France formed in 2017. They fuse gothic atmospherics with thrash aggression from the northern suburbs of the French capital.
Wielding thrash metal as their weapon, this British outfit from Belfast has been refining their craft since 2016. Their sound hinges on circle-pit anthems driven by relentless double-kick propulsion, delivered with ruthless intent.
Thrash metal act from Germany, delivering high-speed, ritual-fueled aggression since 2011. Their name suggests dark ceremonies and malevolent practices, driving a sound rooted in classic thrash metal fury.
When Evil Scarecrow emerged in 2006 from Nottingham, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal and thrash metal — all frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Death/thrash metal band from Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. They bring fierce extreme metal from the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Blackened thrash metal act from the Aalst/Haaltert area in East Flanders, Belgium, hammering out aggressive, punk-infused thrash since 2010. Their approach fuses the speed and venom of thrash with black metal's darkness and first-wave punk attitude.
Evil Syndicate is a death/thrash metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, rooted in the extreme thrash tradition of acts like Sodom, Kreator, and Krisiun. The band released the EP "Hell on Earth" in October 2023 through Green Hell Metal, a three-track assault built around themes of war, destruction, and brutality.
Thrash/groove metal band from Coimbra, Portugal, fusing thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness. Their base in Portugal's historic university city adds intellectual weight to their aggressive sound.
Death/thrash metal act from Madrid, Spain formed in 2019. They channel relentless aggression from the Spanish capital's extreme metal underground.
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