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Daze Of The Week (2026)
Featured Black Metal Album
L'Envol (2024)
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The Kids In The Crowd - Music From The Documentary Soundtrack (2025)
10/17 @ EXPO XXI, Warsaw
Featured Grindcore Album
Depravity Favours the Bold (2016)
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Groove/thrash metal band from Bristol, England, formed in 2013 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven metal that merges thrash velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch. Their sound hits hard with a no-nonsense approach to heavy, pit-ready metal.
Thrash metal, grindcore, and hardcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2010. Operating from the epicenter of Swedish extreme metal, they deliver a ferocious crossover of thrash speed, grind blasts, and hardcore aggression.
Death/thrash metal band from Pori on Finland's western coast, active since 2010 and delivering over a decade of aggressive, high-speed compositions. Their name's connection to the Finnish underworld deity adds dark mythology to their extreme metal.
Thrash/heavy/alternative metal band from Jyvaskyla, formed in 2017 and blending three distinct styles into an energetic, versatile sound. Their Finnish name meaning "terrible" or "awful" belies the quality of their genre-crossing approach.
Thrash metal from the Bronx, New York — Kamchatka have been bringing the raw, street-level energy of New York City to the genre since 2005, two decades of tightly wound riffs and urban aggression. Their longevity in one of America's most competitive scenes is a testament to their commitment.
Bucharest-based heavy metal and thrash metal act, active since 2023 delivering palm-muted barrages and speed-freak intensity. Rooted in a scene steeped in the folklore of Transylvania, their riffs arrive at terminal velocity with zero tolerance for filler.
Thrash metal/crossover band from Roanne in the Loire valley, formed in 2024 and delivering high-energy, punk-infused thrash. Their kamikaze-crazy name matches the reckless intensity of their crossover approach.
Thrash metal/hardcore band from Lyon, formed in 2018 and fusing thrash's speed with hardcore's confrontational energy. Their straitjacket-referencing French name signals the restrained fury of their sound.
Erlanger, Kentucky's Kaos Aeon layer symphonic orchestration over thrash and death metal foundations, a combination that makes them one of the more ambitious acts in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky metal corridor since 2011. Big sound, big arrangements, big riffs.
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