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Evidence (2023)
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Basque heavy/thrash metal band from Donostia-San Sebastian, formed in 2023 and delivering aggressive riffing with Basque attitude. Their sound bridges classic heavy metal power with thrash velocity.
Czech thrash/death metal band from Prague, delivering relentless aggression since 2006. As one of Prague's longer-running extreme acts, they channel two decades of thrash and death metal intensity into their punishing sound.
Lobotomia is a pioneering crossover thrash and hardcore band from São Paulo, founded in 1984, who helped define the early Brazilian punk-metal underground. Their 1987 self-titled LP introduced a raw, metallic sound unlike anything else in Brazilian punk at the time, and "Só os Mortos Não Reclamam" became a regular fixture on São Paulo's Radio Rock 89 FM. The band reunited in the mid-2000s and continued releasing material, including the albums "Extinção" (2008) and "Desastre" (2016).
London-based technical thrash metal band formed in 2022, pushing thrash metal's boundaries through technical precision. Their brain-surgery name signals the surgical, technically exacting character of their thrash.
British black metal band from Wakefield, formed in 2021 and channeling raw hostility. Their name references the violent surgical procedure, reflecting the invasive, extreme character of their sound.
Lobregal was a black metal band from Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, originally formed in 2003 by vocalist and keyboardist Walter Núñez. The band released their sole full-length album Para vivir hay que matar in November 2015 on the Ukrainian label Depressive Illusions Records, a nine-track record with doom and gothic influences, supplemented by a live bonus track.
Zion, Illinois duo Local H have spent over three decades proving that two people can generate more sonic fury than most full bands, with guitarist Scott Lucas coaxing impossibly thick tones through a split bass-guitar rig. Their 1998 single 'Bound for the Floor' became an alt-rock radio staple, but albums like 'Pack Up the Cats' and 'Hey, Killer' demonstrate far more depth and creative ambition than any one-hit narrative suggests. Fiercely independent and relentlessly touring, Local H remain one of the great workhorses of American rock.
Swedish extreme progressive metal band from Uppsala, active since 2004 and delivering two decades of boundary-pushing compositions. Named after the subglacial Antarctic lake, their sound channels hidden, extreme depths through technical progressive metal.
Thrash metal band from Pilsen, Czech Republic, tearing through classic thrash riffs since 2019. Their sound carries the raw energy and speed that defines the genre's most pit-ready material.
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