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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Progressive thrash metal/crossover band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2020. Their approach combines progressive complexity with thrash velocity and crossover energy.
Atmospheric black metal project from Cuneo in the Piedmont Alps, active since 2015. The project channels the cold, mountainous landscapes of the Italian-French borderlands into atmospheric black metal.
Reizgas is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg near Berlin, formed in 2014. Named after the German word for tear gas, the band fuses thrash aggression with metalcore intensity.
Black metal project from Lobith, the Netherlands, with roots dating to 1997. Nearly three decades of black metal from the Dutch-German border represent exceptional underground dedication.
Thrash/death metal band from La Thuile in the Italian Alps near the French border, active since 2012. Their approach delivers aggressive extreme metal from one of Italy's most remote mountain towns.
Reject the Sickness is a Belgian metal band from Ghent, formed in 2010, combining death and thrash metal with melodic elements to create what they describe as a militant and mechanical atmosphere. Their discography includes the albums 'Signs of the End', 'Chains of Solitude MMXXII', and 'While Our World Dissolves'.
Groove metal/metalcore band from Reggio Emilia, Italy, formed in 2025. Their approach combines groove metal's rhythmic punch with metalcore breakdowns.
Thrash metal band from Milan, Italy, active since 2007. Nearly two decades of thrash from Italy's northern metropolis.
Thrash metal band from Caltanissetta in central Sicily, formed in 2020. Their approach delivers thrash aggression from the Sicilian interior.
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