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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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Thrash metal band from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, active since 2015. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the Volga-Oka city.
Progressive death/black metal act from Chard in Somerset, whose 2012 album 'Elegy' and 'Fractured Reflections' EP weave technical complexity through extreme metal foundations. Their compositional ambition pushes beyond conventional genre constraints from an unlikely corner of southwest England.
La Grange, Kentucky's Reign of Revelation have been refining progressive thrash metal since 2011, threading complex song structures and dynamic range through the velocity and aggression of classic thrash. Over a decade-plus of activity, they've become one of the most persistent voices in the state's small but dedicated metal underground.
Symphonic metal act from Macclesfield formed in 2012, crafting orchestral grandeur and melodic power from the edge of the Peak District. Their sweeping arrangements blend classical elements with heavy metal muscle.
Death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, active since 2013. Their warlike name accompanies death metal from the Dutch port city.
Technical thrash/death metal band from Kraków, Poland, active since 2012. Their reincarnation-themed name accompanies technically demanding extreme metal from Poland's cultural capital.
Thrash metal band from Poznań, Poland, active since 2012. Their approach delivers classic thrash from the Greater Poland capital.
Reignsaw is a thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, active since 2004. The long-running outfit has been delivering aggressive Scandinavian thrash metal for over two decades from Sweden's capital.
Thrash metal band from Waterford, Ireland, active since 2017. Their Irish-language name, meaning 'graveyard,' accompanies thrash aggression from the Viking-founded southeastern port city.
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