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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Preston's Spit fuse groove and thrash metal into a confrontational, pit-ready assault. Since 2016, they have traded in no-nonsense aggression, delivering riffs designed to incite chaos at close quarters.
Kyiv's Spit Bile thrash from the Ukrainian capital since 2012. Over a decade from the Dnieper capital, their bilious-expectoration name has channeled the visceral act of expelling bitterness into compositions of sustained aggression.
Death/thrash metal band from Beernem in West Flanders, formed in 2020. Their aggressive hybrid of death and thrash metal delivers relentless velocity and brutality from the Flemish countryside.
Splat is a technical thrash metal band from Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, formed in 2019, playing fast and intricate thrash with an emphasis on complex riffing and tight musicianship.
Splat is a thrash metal band from Olympia, Washington, formed in 2019, delivering straightforward aggressive thrash in the Pacific Northwest underground tradition.
Splatz is a thrash metal and punk band from Alton, Illinois, formed in 2021, playing raw crossover-influenced thrash on the border between metal and hardcore punk in the St. Louis area's underground.
Splicer blend thrash metal with hard rock from Munich, combining aggressive velocity with rock's melodic accessibility. Active since 2018, they bring a genre-splicing approach to the Bavarian capital's diverse metal scene.
's-Hertogenbosch's Splinterbomb pair groove and thrash metal from the Brabant capital since 2015. Their fragmentary-explosive name channels the shrapnel effect of detonation into compositions of splintering aggression.
Split Image is a heavy and thrash metal band from Campbell, California, formed in 2019, playing riff-driven traditional metal with a thrash edge rooted in the Bay Area's storied history with the genre.
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