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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Emerging from Bad Pyrmont, Germany in 2018, A.M.E.S. fuse death metal ferocity with thrash metal precision in a potent crossover style. The band represents the continued vitality of extreme metal in the Lower Saxony region.
A.O.D. thrashes from the South Ostrobothnian town of Kauhajoki, bringing aggressive thrash metal to one of Finland's more rural corners since 2012. Their abbreviated name carries the urgency and directness of their musical attack.
A.P.O.D. delivers thrash metal from Villeneuve-d'Ascq in northern France since 2020, bringing aggressive riffing to the Lille metropolitan area. Their abbreviated name carries the urgency and directness of their thrash metal attack.
A.R.G. delivers thrash metal from the Kuusamo and Oulu area, channeling Finland's northeastern wilderness into aggressive, high-velocity riffing since 2017. Their sound reflects the raw energy of some of Finland's most remote metal communities.
Monmouth County, New Jersey thrash metal project. Jersey Shore thrash delivered in abbreviated form.
A.W.A.S. are a death-thrash metal band from Bonn, Germany, active since 2016, delivering a punishing blend of death and thrash metal rooted in the traditions of the German scene. Their approach marries relentless riffing with the technical tightness that defines the crossover of these two genres.
A3-5 delivers thrash metal and crossover from an undisclosed Polish location since 2022. Their alphanumeric designation adds a mechanical, impersonal quality to their high-speed punk-metal fusion.
A5 are a thrash-metalcore band from Týn nad Vltavou, South Bohemia, Czech Republic, whose music channels the aggression of both thrash and mosh-heavy metalcore. Their album "O ničem" (About Nothing) has been reviewed within the Czech underground metal and rock community, where they maintain a presence on domestic platforms.
Aamonhammer is a black/thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, emerging from the same fertile extreme metal underground that produced Sarcófago and Sepultura. The band pursues a raw, aggressive fusion of black and thrash metal rooted in the early Brazilian extreme metal tradition. They are listed as split-up on Metal Archives.
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