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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Thrash/power metal act from Wipperfurth in the Bergisches Land region of Germany, formed in 2022. Their thermodynamic name reflects the explosive, heat-generating energy of their fusion of thrash speed and power metal grandeur.
Belgian death/thrash metal veterans from Mol, active since 1992 with a discography spanning their 1991 demo through 2016's "The Fifth Season." One of Belgium's longest-running extreme metal acts, their catalog includes "Carnival of Souls" and "Absolution In Death," documenting over three decades of brutal, unrelenting metal.
Thrash metal act from Ruderting in Bavaria, Germany, freshly formed in 2025. Their toxin-themed name drives a sound built on the poisonous, venomous intensity of classic thrash metal.
Self-described "Neuropunk" — sci-fi-themed metalpunk about intergalactic warfare and devices of control. Signed to Profound Lore Records.
Crossover thrash band from Legazpi in the Basque Country, Spain, formed in 2024. They bring youthful crossover fury from the mountainous Basque interior.
Crossover thrash band from Olot in Girona province, Catalonia, Spain, active since 2014. They deliver fast, punk-infused thrash from the volcanic Garrotxa region.
Thrash metal band from Siebnen, Switzerland, delivering high-speed, riff-driven aggression since 2015. Their relentless approach channels classic thrash energy from the Swiss German-speaking heartland.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels groove metal, metalcore, and thrash metal with a focus on breakneck tempos and razor-sharp riff attacks. Formed in 2020, based in Milan, every track is a masterclass in controlled chaos and kinetic energy.
Seattle's Expiration Date have been melding melodic death metal with thrash metal since 2016, drawing on both the city's experimental spirit and the northern European melodic death tradition. Their sound balances memorable melodic hooks against the technical drive and tempo of the thrash backbone beneath them.
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