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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Aberrazione channels thrash and death metal from San Donà di Piave in the Venice metropolitan area since 2021. Their Italian name meaning 'aberration' captures the deviant energy they bring from the Veneto flatlands.
Operating out of Lübeck, Germany since 2004, Abgator — not to be confused with the black metal band Negator who share their Bandcamp domain — deliver straightforward thrash metal with a raw, unapologetic energy rooted in the genre's Teutonic traditions.
Abhaya are a thrash and death metal band from Dresden, Germany, whose self-titled 2015 debut album packs twelve tracks of intense, aggressive metal across forty-five minutes. With song titles like War is Now and Eternal Shitstorm, the band wear their unfiltered hostility on their sleeve, drawing comparisons to thrash legends Sodom and Coroner.
Abhema wields heavy and thrash metal from Taranto, the Ionian Sea port city in Puglia, since 2016. Their southern Italian origin brings a Mediterranean intensity to the classic metal archetypes they channel.
Abigail thrashes from Grabenstetten on the Swabian Alb in Baden-Württemberg, having originally formed in 1999. Their longevity from this small Alb village speaks to an unwavering commitment to thrash metal's relentless energy.
Ablepsy is a heavy and thrash metal band from Vilanova i la Geltru on the Catalan coast of Spain, formed in 2012, combining traditional heavy metal power with thrash's aggressive velocity. The band carries the thrash tradition from the Mediterranean coastline south of Barcelona.
Abnormality is a technical and brutal death metal band from Marlborough, Massachusetts. Fronted by vocalist Mallika Sundaramurthy, the band released two acclaimed full-lengths — 2016's "Mechanisms of Omniscience" and 2019's "Sociopathic Constructs" — cementing their place among the most punishing acts in the New England death metal scene.
A thrash metal band from Lübeck, Germany, Abnormity have been honing their craft since 2008 in the port city on the Baltic coast. Their sound draws on the rich tradition of German thrash, delivering riff-driven intensity with the tenacity of the northern German underground.
Abokajarro is a thrash metal band from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2017, whose name plays on the Spanish expression 'a bocajarro' meaning 'point blank,' reflecting their direct, uncompromising approach to thrash metal. The band delivers straight-to-the-face thrash from the Catalan industrial city.
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