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Caustic thrash metal band from Genk, Limburg, active from 1983 to 1992 and recognized as one of Belgium's most ferocious underground thrash acts of that era. Their 1987 demo The End is considered among the top five Belgian metal demos of the 1980s, delivering raw, nonstop speed drawn from the Teutonic school of Kreator and Sodom. Their complete 1987–1992 discography was collected and released on vinyl by F.O.A.D. Records in 2020.
Tynator is a Phoenix, Arizona thrash metal band formed in 2012, delivering aggressive riff-driven thrash rooted in the fast, abrasive traditions of the genre.
Typhon is an experimental thrash metal band from Simi Valley, California, formed in 2011 that pushes beyond conventional thrash structures with unconventional arrangements and genre-bending sonic exploration.
Formed in 1988 in Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Austria, Typhoon play a technically-minded brand of progressive speed/thrash that draws comparisons to the German thrash movement of the same era. Their 1992 album Take Good Care showcases an ability to blend melodic sophistication with aggressive thrash energy, and the band resumed activity after a mid-90s hiatus with the follow-up A Matter of Time.
Death/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2014 by brothers Diogo Cabral (Dyd Bastard, vocals and guitar) and Gabriel Cabral (Bitch Hünter, drums). Their debut full-length Skulls, Horns & Lust appeared in 2017, followed by March of Death in 2020 on Crionics Records, with the band citing Venom, Celtic Frost, Slayer, and Sodom as primary reference points.
Tyrannus is an Albany, New York raw black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2019, inhabiting the lo-fi, primitive end of the black metal spectrum while incorporating the atmospheric, keyboard-driven textures of dungeon synth.
Tyrant is a Los Angeles, California speed and thrash metal band formed in 2018, channeling the kinetic aggression and razor-edged riffing of early thrash and speed metal into a high-octane assault.
Tyrant is a thrash metal band from Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, formed in 2018, delivering straight-ahead thrash aggression from the upper Midwest underground.
Tyrant is a thrash metal band from Lansing, Michigan, formed in 2018, adding to the Midwest's long tradition of hard-hitting thrash with fast tempos and aggressive riffing.
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