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Relentless Thrash / Groove Metal out of Texas.
Syphilis have been dealing in thrash and death metal from the Bavarian town of Winhoring since 2003, their disease name reflecting the genre's tradition of morbid nomenclature. Their two decades of activity represent a sustained commitment to extreme metal from rural Upper Bavaria.
Syphoned is a progressive death/thrash metal band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2022, merging the technical complexity of progressive metal with the driving aggression of thrash and death metal.
Syranax is a thrash/speed metal band from Austin, Texas, formed in 2022, bringing high-velocity riffing and old-school aggression to the Texas metal scene.
Epic Progressive Heavy / Power Metal from San Antonio.
Systematic Sickness Kin blend death, thrash, and groove metal from the eastern Finnish city of Joensuu, combining three aggressive genres into a methodical assault. Active since 2015, they bring organized sickness to the North Karelia scene.
Systemic is a thrash/groove metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, formed in 2016, fusing the punishing mid-tempo pound of groove metal with the kinetic riffing energy of thrash.
Warsaw's Söver pair death and thrash metal from the Polish capital since 2022. Their accented name and capital-city energy channel modern aggression into compositions of dual-genre force.
T.M.A. are a Prague-based thrash metal outfit formed in 2017, delivering fast, riff-heavy thrash in the tradition of the Czech Republic's strong thrash lineage. Their music draws on the aggressive energy of Bay Area and Teutonic thrash while maintaining a distinct Central European identity.
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