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Thrash and black metal band from Sciacca in the Agrigento province of Sicily, Italy, whose name means 'black scream,' active since 2012. Their Sicilian origins bring Mediterranean fire to their extreme metal hybrid.
Urskog is a Swedish death/thrash/sludge metal band from Stockholm, active since 2017 with releases including the cassette Evig Vinter and the 7-inch Sprider Sporer. The project's name, meaning 'primeval forest' in Swedish, reflects their connection to dark Nordic folk imagery.
Thrash, death, and black metal band from Massa in Tuscany, Italy, active since 2012 and blending three extreme subgenres into a stinging assault. Their name, derived from the irritating quality of nettles, mirrors the abrasive nature of their multi-genre extremity.
Thrash metal and crossover band from Turin, Italy, active since 2019. Their crossover approach combines thrash metal's technical speed with the raw energy of punk-influenced metal.
Usaria is a solo progressive heavy/thrash metal project from Krakow, Poland, blending old-school heavy, thrash, death, and progressive metal into a conceptual whole. Their 2025 debut Nekromanteia is a concept album set in 1893, centered on a seance in an occupied Poland nobleman's manor.
Users is a heavy/thrash metal band from Celje, Slovenia, active since 2018 and trafficking in aggressive, riff-driven metal from Slovenia's third-largest city. The project contributes to the growing Slovenian thrash metal underground.
Long-running thrash metal act from Frankfurt am Main, Germany, delivering high-speed aggression since the year 2000. Over two decades of activity, they have maintained a commitment to the relentless energy and riff-driven fury that defines thrash metal.
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Thrash metal project from Wolfsburg, Germany, named after the underworld fortress in Tolkien's mythology, active since 2024. Their sound channels the aggressive speed and technical precision of thrash metal through a fantasy-inspired conceptual framework.
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