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Chemical Disaster is a death metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1993 out of members of the local thrash band Ignorance. Their debut album "Resurrection" was released in December 1993 on Cogumelo Records, followed by "Scraps of a Being" (2000) and "Third Wound" (2011) on Violent Records. The band's sound blends chunky, mid-paced death metal with aggressive riffing and remains active as one of the most enduring extreme metal acts from the Santos coastal region.
Death-thrash outfit from Slavonski Brod, Croatia, formed in 2016. Chemical Exposure delivers caustic, high-speed riffing that channels the spirit of late-'80s thrash revivalism.
Dallas's Chemical Fingerprint merges the technical precision of progressive metal with the aggression of death and thrash, crafting compositions with both intellectual depth and raw power. The Texas scene's characteristic intensity runs throughout their work.
Philadelphia's Chemical God trudges through the murky intersection of doom, sludge, and stoner metal with monolithic, fuzz-soaked riffs and a hypnotic low-end rumble. Their music worships at the altar of heaviness.
Thrash metal band from Southeast England, formed in 2018. They deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash.
Grindcore band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2021. They deliver chaotic grinding fury from the Devon coast.
San Antonio's Chemical Warfare wages a thrash assault with the aggressive spirit of the Texas underground. Their music is fast, aggressive, and unapologetically rooted in the classic thrash tradition.
Long Island's Chemical Warfare channels the raw energy of NWOBHM-influenced speed and thrash metal with an East Coast bite. The band keeps their attack lean and fast, rooted in the early underground tape-trading era.
Riverside's Chemical Warfare straddles the line between crossover thrash and straight-ahead metal, bringing a punk-inflected aggression to California's inland underground scene. Their sets are short, loud, and combative.
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