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Thrash metal band from Osasco, São Paulo, formed in 2017. Their debut demo Entre Nas Trevas, released in April 2017, was recorded at No Limits Studio in São Paulo and produced by Ivi Kardec; its five tracks include Genocídio Radioativo and Executor.
Turin-based band that began as thrash metal in 2012 before evolving toward metalcore and alternative rock. Their stylistic evolution reflects an adventurous approach to heavy music that has taken them beyond their thrash metal origins.
Death, thrash, and grindcore crossover act from Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain, delivering a relentless fusion of extreme subgenres since 2021. Their sound combines the speed of grindcore with thrash and death metal's structural complexity.
Death and thrash metal band from Clusone in the Bergamo Alps of Italy, active since 2013. Their aggressive sound merges the ferocity of death metal with thrash's relentless speed from the alpine foothills of Lombardy.
Experimental atmospheric metal from Fort Worth. Early material explored avant-garde thrash territory. Releases on Visceral Circuitry Records.
Unangel is a death/thrash metal band from Uppsala, Sweden, exploring the fast and melodic road of thrashy death metal with a broad sonic palette ranging from brutal to technical. Their EPs Amongst Cowards and Drunk on Hate showcase versatility, including tracks sung in Swedish like Tre Dagar I Morker.
Death and thrash metal band from Bergerac in the Dordogne region of France, active since 2015. Their sound merges death and thrash metal into a potent combination of speed and heaviness from rural southwestern France.
Melodic death and thrash metal band from Hoogeveen in the northern Netherlands, active since 2019. Their sound bridges the melodic richness of Scandinavian death metal with thrash's relentless speed.
Metalcore and thrash metal band from Stavanger, Norway, active since 2008 with nearly two decades of experience. Their sound bridges metalcore's dynamic structures with thrash metal's aggressive speed.
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