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Sober Truth channel thrash and groove metal from the Bonn/Siegburg area, combining old-school thrash aggression with groove's headbang-inducing rhythms. Active since 2010, they've built a solid catalog from the Rhineland.
Sobibor have been delivering thrash and speed metal from the southwestern Finnish town of Harjavalta since 2005, making them veterans of the Satakunta extreme scene. Their two decades of aggressive velocity represent sustained commitment to thrash.
Sobibor was a heavy metal band from Wilde, Buenos Aires, Argentina that released the album "Furia y metal" and the subsequent album "Misantropía" (2012), the latter recorded and mixed in Bogotá, Colombia between February and June of that year. The band cultivated a raw, aggressive sound that led them to be dubbed "ruido primitivo sudamericano" (South American primitive noise), a description they eventually embraced as part of their identity before splitting up.
Baltimore post-black metal band formed in 2013, exploring the genre's atmospheric and introspective dimensions within the dense creative underground of Maryland's largest city.
Sobredosis ("Overdose" in Spanish) play heavy metal from Madrid, channeling the excess and intensity their name demands. Formed in 2020, they bring classic metal energy to the Spanish capital.
Moscow's Sobriety thrash from the Russian capital since 2020. Their clear-headed name creates a deliberate contrast with the genre's traditionally chaotic energy, channeling disciplined focus into compositions of capital-city aggression.
Grindcore and crust punk band from São Paulo formed in 2001, active for over two decades in the Brazilian underground scene. Their discography includes early releases 'The End' and 'Verdade ou Pesadelo' (both 2004), the album 'Siege of Grind' (2013), and 'Enquanto Deuses Empoeiram Dentro de Você' (2020), released via Black Hole Productions.
Island Heights, New Jersey thrash and hardcore punk band formed in 2023, fusing crossover aggression with old-school punk energy in the tradition of East Coast crossover thrash.
Bellevue, Nebraska heavy/thrash metal act formed in 2023, rooted in classic thrash structures and the straightforward aggression of traditional American heavy metal.
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