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Swansea's State of Confusion have been thrashing since 1993, making them veterans of the Welsh metal underground. Over three decades, they have maintained an unvarnished commitment to fast, aggressive thrash metal.
Birmingham, Alabama death metal band active since 2005, State of Decay represents the deep South's underground death metal community with a straightforward, punishing approach to the genre.
State of Deceit emerged from South Wales in 2021, delivering groove-laden thrash metal with a modern edge. Their riff-heavy approach draws from the Welsh tradition of hard-hitting, blue-collar metal.
State of Dystopia craft melodic progressive metal from the eastern Finnish cities of Kuopio and Iisalmi, building elaborate compositions that envision a broken future. Active since 2015, they bring dystopian ambition to the Savo region.
Norfolk, Virginia crossover thrash band formed in 2022, State of Emergency channels the aggression of hardcore punk and the riff intensity of thrash metal into a lean, speed-driven attack.
Ruthless Slam / Brutal Death Metal / Hardcore from Houston.
Glasgow's State of Grace pair death and thrash metal into a relentless dual assault. Since 2018, they have brought Scottish ferocity to bear on compositions that balance technical precision with unbridled aggression.
Komsomolsk-on-Amur's State of M.I.N.D. deliver technical death metal from Russia's Far East since 2014. Their acronymic psychological-state name and remote Amur River origins channel mental complexity from one of the country's most isolated industrial cities.
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