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A death metal act from the remote Slovenian village of Cajnarje, Metla emerged in 2024. The band's Slovenian name, meaning 'broom,' contrasts mundane domesticity with crushing death metal.
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Metopia is a melodic groove metal band from Munich, Germany, active since 2011. Their sound combines the mid-tempo heaviness and rhythmic power of groove metal with strong melodic hooks from the Bavarian capital.
Metrakillator is a heavy and thrash metal band from Lleida, Spain, active since 2011, described as what might happen if Judas Priest and Accept had a love child. Their four releases from 2011's Fucking Metal through 2024's Paths of Domination showcase NWOBHM-rooted heavy thrash with classic metal conviction.
One of Rio de Janeiro's earliest thrash metal outfits, Metralion emerged in 1986 with sharp socially critical lyrics and released their debut album Quo Vadis in 1988, followed by the EP A Mosh in Brazil in 1989. After a long dormancy, both early records were reissued on CD by China's Awakening Records in 2019, reigniting interest that led to the comeback full-length Requiem for a Society in 2021.
Metralla is a thrash metal band from Elche, Spain, active since 1991. As one of the longest-running Spanish thrash acts, they have delivered over three decades of unrelenting thrash metal aggression.
Metralleta is a heavy/groove metal band from Larroque, Entre Ríos, a small city in eastern Argentina seldom represented in the local metal scene. Their recorded output includes the 2009 album Todo o Nada and the follow-up Puente, released on August 1, 2014, which features tracks such as "Cuando los muertos viven," "Vértigo," and "Victoria."
Metralleta is a heavy/groove metal band from Larroque, Entre Ríos, a small city in eastern Argentina seldom represented in the local metal scene. Their recorded output includes the 2009 album Todo o Nada and the follow-up Puente, released on August 1, 2014, which features tracks such as "Cuando los muertos viven," "Vértigo," and "Victoria."
Metrayer is a thrash metal band from Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands, characterized by aggressive 1980s-influenced old school thrash. Their 2014 debut EP 'Under a Decayed Nation' was limited to 300 CD copies and features five tracks of pure thrash recorded and mastered by Luis de Sousa.
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