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The Kandidate from Copenhagen blend thrash metal with groove metal's rhythmic power, creating a hybrid of Scandinavian and American metal influences since 2010. Over fifteen years of activity, they have built a reputation as one of Copenhagen's reliable thrash-groove forces.
The Kindred is a thrash/speed/death metal band from London, formed in 2019. Their music combines the velocity of speed metal with the aggression of thrash and the brutality of death metal in a ferocious triple threat.
Cotati, California's The King Must Die have been driving a relentless thrash metal agenda since 2014, drawing from the wine country but making something with considerably more edge. Their approach is unfussy and aggressive — Bay Area thrash DNA filtered through a decade of underground gigging and a refusal to soften the formula. The name is a provocation, and the music follows through on it.
The Krushers is a death/thrash metal band from Agrigento, Sicily, Italy, active since 2002. They combine thrash speed with death metal heaviness, delivering aggressive crossover metal from southern Sicily.
Out of Queens since 2011, The Last Alliance fuse the anthemic sweep of power metal with the aggressive propulsion of thrash, a combination that puts them in a lineage stretching from early Blind Guardian to latter-day Iced Earth. The New York City context gives their sound an urban edge that keeps the grandeur from tipping into pure fantasy escapism.
The Last Bastion is a heavy/thrash metal band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 2025. As one of the newest additions to the Tyneside metal scene, they bring fresh energy to the classic heavy and thrash metal traditions.
The Liberator is a black metal turned thrash metal band from Lohja, Finland, formed in 2025. They evolved from black metal origins toward thrash's riff-driven aggression.
Turnersville, New Jersey's The Log have been playing thrash and crossover since 2013, channeling the raw energy of the genre's mid-1980s peak without ironic distance or nostalgia-act posturing. South Jersey's blue-collar geography suits the no-nonsense, riff-first attitude that defines their approach to crossover thrash.
The Mad Thrashers from Vannes in Brittany have been delivering thrash metal and grindcore with the unhinged energy their name promises since 2000. Over a quarter century of insane thrashing from the Morbihan coast makes them one of Brittany's longest-running extreme metal acts.
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