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Thrash Metal project from the American underground.
Cooper City, Florida black metal act active since 2018. Their EP Fortress in Space and full-length Omnicide pair cosmic settings with anti-religious fury, the suburban South Florida origins adding an unexpected dimension to their blasphemic vision.
Antitheos channels black metal from the Toulouse suburb of Escalquens since 2016, their anti-deity name signaling a project built on opposition to the divine. Their Occitan origins feed compositions steeped in southern French darkness.
North Carolina groove and heavy metal project with an impressive six releases since 2022. From Ceremony to Cybernetic Requiem, their prolific output spans the spectrum from traditional metal to futuristic heaviness.
Seattle melodic death metal and thrash outfit whose 2023 debut The Faults of Our Kind delivers technically accomplished extremity. The name — meaning 'against god' — channels anti-theistic fury through the precision of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Antitoxin is a crossover thrash band from Versmold in East Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2011, fusing punk attitude with thrash metal speed and aggression. The band carries the crossover tradition that bridges the metal and punk worlds in the rural Westphalian underground.
Las Vegas thrash metal act with an international flavor, incorporating Indonesian-language titles since 2021. Their EP Dari Kami Yang Kalian Sia-Siakan and subsequent releases bridge Southeast Asian and American thrash traditions from the Nevada desert.
Minneapolis thrash metal project from the Minnesota underground.
Portland death metal project maintaining maximum mystique with a single untitled release. The serpentine name and minimal output suggest a band that lets the music speak for itself.
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