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The Voice from London deliver thrash metal that speaks with the aggressive authority their commanding name demands since 2021. Their compositions channel raw, vocal-cord-shredding intensity through the British capital's thrash underground.
Black metal band from São Paulo, formed in 2003 and split up, covering themes of Satanism, horror, and misanthropy. They released Disillusions & Resolutions on July 24, 2015 — a 12-track independent album featuring songs including "Serpent Tongue" and "Cold Asphyxiation".
The Wrestlers is a thrash metal band from Bonarcado in Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2025. They deliver aggressive, energetic thrash metal from the Sardinian countryside.
Blistering Thrash / Sludge Metal out of Texas.
Out of Radford, Virginia since 2004, The Ziggurat have blended death, thrash, and traditional heavy metal into a rough-edged hybrid that prioritizes riff weight over stylistic purity. Their two-decade persistence marks them as stalwarts of Virginia's underground metal circuit.
Black/speed/thrash metal trio from Caruaru, Pernambuco, composed of T. Impuro (vocals, bass), W. Sabazius (guitar), and HSR (drums). Their debut full-length O Fim was released on September 22, 2022 via Excarnation Records, recorded at Lá em Casa Estúdio between November 2021 and February 2022.
A groove and thrash metal band from Innsbruck, Tyrol, Thekla blend the percussive, mid-tempo weight of groove metal with the angular riffing of classic thrash. They operate as an independent act within the Tyrolean metal scene, with their music available through their Bandcamp page.
Thrash metal band from Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, active since 2011, known for mixing stoner rock into traditional thrash with hardcore and death metal undertones — a style they describe as "Black Sabbath meets Thrash." Their debut album Vislumbrate the Obvious was released on June 1, 2011 as an 11-track independent release.
Theocracide from Leeds deliver thrash metal under a name meaning 'the killing of god-rule,' channeling anti-theocratic fury since 2024. Their West Yorkshire base provides the industrial backbone for their politically charged aggression.
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