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Unreasonable Doubt (2024)
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A Love To Kill For (2023)
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Obnoxious (2022)
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Speed and thrash metal band from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, formed in 2024 and releasing through Grom Records. Their debut "Sa dna groba," recorded at Citadela Studios in Belgrade, delivers nine tracks of high-velocity thrash under the battle cry "RAZVALJUJ!!!"
Czech grindcore and crust punk band from Brno, formed in 2012. They deliver short, explosive bursts of grinding intensity married to crust punk's raw DIY ethos.
Spanish thrash metal band from Lloret de Mar on the Costa Brava, formed in 2024. Their German-named hailstorm of thrash metal comes from the sunny Catalan tourist coast.
German heavy metal band from Meerane in Saxony, formed in 2014. They play aggressive, hard-hitting heavy metal with punk-infused energy.
Danish thrash/groove metal band from Horsens, formed in 2018. They load up heavy thrash-groove ammunition from the east Jutland coast.
Västerås death metal/crust outfit blending Swedish death metal's buzzsaw tone with d-beat punk energy. Their explosive, raw approach embodies the crossover between Scandinavia's extreme metal and hardcore punk traditions.
Stockholm-based crossover thrash act active since 2020, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
German death/thrash metal band from Aschersleben in Saxony-Anhalt, formed in 2017. They deliver explosive death-thrash from the eastern German lowlands.
Gothenburg-based heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2024, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
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