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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Thrashback from Cergy in the Paris suburbs deliver thrash metal with the retrospective fury their throwback name promises since 2018. Their compositions channel the genre's golden age through the Val-d'Oise new-town setting.
Phoenix, Arizona crossover thrash outfit formed in 2022, fusing the speed and aggression of thrash metal with the stripped-down, confrontational energy of hardcore punk in the tradition of bands who treated the two genres as naturally overlapping rather than distinct.
Blackened speed/thrash metal band formed in Rio de Janeiro in June 2010 by three musicians operating under aliases including Chakal (vocals), Madcrusher (guitar), Bode de Sade (guitar/vocals), and Surtür Impurus (drums). The band released Thrash Till Death in September 2015, followed by the full-lengths Não Gosto! (May 2020) and Bastardos da Noite (July 20, 2022), both on Portuguese label Helldprod Records.
Thrasherwolf from London deliver thrash metal with the predatory, lupine ferocity their compound name demands since 2020. Their compositions hunt through the British capital's thrash underground with fanged aggression.
Thrashgression from the Basque surfing town of Zarautz deliver thrash metal with the aggressive force their portmanteau name — thrash plus aggression — demands since 2014. Their coastal Gipuzkoan setting brings Atlantic storm energy to their riff-driven assault.
Thrashgressive from Valencia deliver thrash metal with a similarly themed name suggesting thrash-fueled aggression since 2016. Their Mediterranean coastal base adds warmth to a sound built on cold, razor-sharp riffing.
Thrashgrinder is a thrash metal/crossover band from Helsinki, Finland, active since 2010. They fuse thrash metal's speed with crossover punk energy.
Thrashhammer is a thrash metal band from Spiekeroog, Germany, formed in 2022. They deliver relentless, hammer-blow thrash metal from the North Sea island.
Thrashhead is a thrash metal band from Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, formed in 2012. They play aggressive thrash from the industrial heart of the Ruhr Valley.
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