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"Mirror" Mixtape (2022)
Featured Melodic Death Metal Album
Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Scathing deliver thrash metal from Biel under their Feverland Phantasmagoria banner, channeling old-school aggression with a modern Swiss edge. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh energy to the thrash revival scene.
Scaveng'ours deliver heavy, speed, and thrash metal from Paris, combining classic metal foundations with breakneck velocity. Active since 2016, they bring scavenging intensity to the French capital's traditional metal scene.
Chicago's Scepter have been refining their thrash metal craft since 2019, contributing to the Windy City's robust and historically significant heavy metal underground. The band draws from the classic thrash tradition — tight, aggressive riffwork, punishing tempos, and the kind of no-frills songwriting that connects them to the genre's foundational years.
Catania's Schizo pair black and thrash metal from Sicily's volcanic east coast since 2005. Two decades beneath Mount Etna have forged a sound of explosive, unpredictable intensity.
Chicago's Schizophrenia are a thrash metal act formed in 2020, bringing the genre's raw energy to one of America's most historically metal cities. Their Bandcamp handle — schizophrenia-be — suggests a possible connection to or reverence for the Belgian thrash scene, adding a transatlantic edge to music rooted in speed, aggression, and classic genre fundamentals.
Schleisse Stankend Gliud blast through black, thrash, and death metal from Guben on the Polish border, channeling multi-genre extremity from one of Brandenburg's easternmost towns. Active since 2003, they're veterans of the eastern German underground.
Schmorf blend progressive, avant-garde, and thrash metal from the Ostrobothnian city of Kokkola, creating a genre-defying hybrid that refuses easy categorization. Active since 2018, they bring experimental ambition to the Finnish underground.
Science Fiction craft atmospheric power/thrash metal from Prague, combining the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's aggressive edge. Their sci-fi-themed approach brings a conceptual dimension to their heavy compositions.
Scila deliver groove and thrash metal from Alicante on Spain's Mediterranean coast, combining rhythmic heaviness with thrash velocity. Active since 2014, they bring sun-scorched aggression to the Valencian Community.
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