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Originally formed as Metalmad in 2012 in Mogi Guaçú, the duo of Alexandre Quadros on vocals and Alex Roque on guitar and bass relaunched as MetalMad DC with a heavier, more aggressive identity. Their Portuguese-language output spans thrash, crossover, and hardcore-tinged territory, documented across singles including 'Olhos de Medusa', 'Chinelada', and 'Depois do Coma', the last of which earned a 7/10 review from Roadie Crew.
A death/thrash metal act from the Baranja town of Beli Manastir near the Serbian border, Bloodhunt emerged in 2024 with a sound rooted in aggressive extremity. The band brings thrashing death metal to one of Croatia's most eastern outposts.
A heavy/power metal act from Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Metalmind has been crafting melodic compositions since 2017. The band delivers the kind of mentally engaging power metal their name suggests.
A heavy metal band from Brussels, Belgium, active in the Belgian underground scene and documented in the Encyclopaedia Metallum. They released a self-titled 7" single in 1986, representing one of the early strands of traditional heavy metal in the Belgian capital.
Metalmorphosis is a technical thrash/death metal band from Ustrzyki Dolne, Poland, formed in 2017. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Metalodon is a heavy metal band from Cantabria, Spain, formed in 2023. They channel traditional heavy metal might from northern Spain.
Salem, Ohio's Metalourd have been refining a speed and thrash metal attack since 2014, drawing from the genre's most adrenaline-fueled traditions — fast picking, aggressive tempos, and riffs built for maximum impact. The band fits squarely within the American underground speed/thrash tradition that stretches back through the 1980s, updated with a modern independent sensibility.
Metalrain is a heavy/power metal act from the small Danubian town of Adony, active since 2016. The band delivers melodic, anthemic power metal from the Hungarian heartland.
Metalriff is a Santiago thrash metal band founded in 2017 by guitarist and vocalist Leonel Contreras, who built the project around politically charged songwriting and an increasingly refined technical approach. The band released the EP Pray or Die in 2017, the full-length Blinded in 2018, and the Australis Records-backed Under My Skin in 2020, recorded at Estudio Cordovez Productions in Santiago.
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