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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Playlist: The Very Best of Corrosion of Conformity (2010)
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Black and thrash metal band from Italy, formed in 2024, bringing militaristic blackened thrash to the Italian underground. Their armored name signals the tank-like force of their assault.
Virginia Beach's Paper Trail have been thrashing since 2015, bringing old-school speed and precision to a city better known for Navy bases than metal scenes. Their sound is rooted in the Bay Area tradition but carries a coastal East Coast edge.
Groove, thrash metal, and hardcore band from Chernihiv, Ukraine, formed in 2012, delivering over a decade of crossover aggression from the historic northern Ukrainian city. They bring versatile metal to the Chernihiv scene.
Las Vegas's Papsmear play thrash metal with the grimy, frenetic energy you'd expect from a band bred in a city built on excess and noise. Since 2017, they've been one of the Nevada underground's most reliable sources of straight-ahead metallic violence.
Aurora, Illinois's Paradigm have been navigating the labyrinthine corridors of progressive metal since 1994, making them one of the Midwest's most enduring acts in the genre. Decades of refinement have produced a sound that honors prog's complexity without sacrificing emotional directness.
Not to be confused with the classic '80s thrash outfit of the same name, this Würzburg-based incarnation of Paradox has been crafting progressive thrash and speed metal since 2003. Their Franconian roots connect them to a Bavarian metal tradition that prizes technical precision.
Holland, Ohio's Paradoxicide channel the neck-snapping rhythmic punch of groove metal and the relentless velocity of thrash into a combined assault since 2021. Their sound is direct and hard-hitting, built for stages rather than headphones.
Paradoxo carry on the northeast Brazilian tradition of raw, street-level crossover thrash, delivering hoarse vocals over fizzing drums and fast, dirt-coated guitar riffs that reach back to the sleazy underground of the 1980s. Their Sociedade EP (2018) established their sound with tracks like "Invasão" and "Massa de Manobra," packing nineteen minutes of manic thrash urgency.
Progressive thrash metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2021, combining progressive complexity with thrash metal aggression from the historic university city. They bring cerebral thrash to the Uppsala scene.
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