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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Greek thrash/groove metal band from Thessaloniki, combining thrash velocity with groove-heavy breakdowns since 2017. Their approach delivers both headbanging speed and crushing rhythmic weight.
Swedish thrash metal band from Vasteras with roots back to 1997, making them one of the longer-running Swedish thrash acts. Their parasitic name matches the persistent, draining aggression of their nearly three decades of thrash.
Estonian progressive groove/thrash metal band from Tallinn, blending technical complexity with heavy grooves since 2010. Their approach merges prog-inflected structures with the rhythmic punch of groove and thrash metal.
Queens crossover veterans Leeway have been crashing hardcore and thrash together since their reformation in 2012, carrying on a tradition they helped build in the New York underground decades prior. Pit-ready riffs with street-level aggression are their calling card.
Ossining, New York's Left in Ruins pull death metal, thrash, and metalcore into a tightly wound package that has been evolving since 2013. The Hudson Valley band blend aggression and melody without softening the edges of either.
Legacy of Kain is a groove and thrash metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, featuring guitarists Angelo Torquetto and Karim Serri, both veterans of bands including Doomsday Hymn and Desertor. The band released their debut album I.N.V.E.R.S.O in 2017, sung entirely in Portuguese, followed by Paralelo XI in 2019, and has toured Argentina as part of regional metal festival circuits.
Lakeville, Minnesota's Legal Murder have been combining melodic death metal's sweep-picked drama with thrash aggression and metalcore grit since 2017. They write hooks that cut even as the tempos climb.
Los Angeles melodic thrash outfit Legal Tender arrived in 2026 with the city's sun-baked confidence wrapped around sharp, hook-driven riffs. They make thrash metal that earns its melodies rather than just appending them.
Swedish thrash metal band from Sandviken, active since 1991 and spanning over three decades of thrash commitment. Their longevity marks them as one of the veteran thrash acts in this catalog.
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