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Evidence (2023)
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Still Black have been thrashing from Eschenbach in the Upper Palatinate since 2004, making them veterans of the rural Bavarian thrash scene. Their two decades of activity represent unwavering commitment to aggressive metal from the Franconian countryside.
Brooklyn thrash and hardcore band formed in 2011, channeling the aggressive cross-pollination of New York hardcore and Bay Area thrash into a tight, pit-ready attack.
Canton, Ohio act founded in 2017 that fuses death metal, thrash, and hardcore into a raw, crossover-influenced style drawing from the Midwest's tradition of no-frills extreme aggression.
Stillburned deliver death and thrash metal from Kerava in the Helsinki metropolitan area, channeling the smoldering aftermath their name describes. Active since 2015, they bring residual fire to the Finnish extreme scene.
Stillnes deliver thrash metal from Azuqueca de Henares near Madrid, channeling aggressive velocity from the Guadalajara province. Active since 2011, they bring deliberate misspelling and genuine intensity to the central Spanish thrash scene.
Stirb ("Die") deliver melodic death/thrash metal from Kehl on the French-German border, channeling aggressive extremity with a blunt, one-word German imperative for a name. Formed in 2021, they bring Rhine-spanning intensity to the Baden metal scene.
New Philadelphia, Ohio act formed in 2023 that combines death metal, grindcore, and crossover thrash into a fast and abrasive style typical of the genre's more chaotic fringe.
Stobe blend thrash, groove metal, and hardcore from Kirkkonummi near Helsinki, creating a volatile crossover from the greater Helsinki area. Active since 2013, they bring multi-genre aggression to the Uusimaa underground.
Death/thrash metal band from the East Tyrolean town of Lienz, formed in 2019. Their crossover of death and thrash metal delivers aggressive, high-velocity extremity from one of Austria's most remote alpine regions.
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