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Thundercross is a symphonic power metal band from Trieste, formed in 2020. Their music combines orchestral grandeur with the triumphant energy of power metal from the Italian-Slovenian border city.
Winterthur's Thunderdeath channel the spirit of NWOBHM and classic European heavy metal with galloping riffs and soaring melodies. Active since 2012, the band carry forward the old-school tradition of anthemic, fist-raising metal from the heart of German-speaking Switzerland.
Thunderdome is a power metal band from Rome, formed in 2018. Their commanding name suits the anthemic, powerful metal they deliver from the Italian capital.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania's Thunderfist have been playing no-frills heavy metal since 2012, taking a meat-and-potatoes approach to the genre that values conviction and riff density over modern production trends.
Thunderforce from Limoges have been delivering heavy metal and hard rock with electrifying energy since 1996, making them one of the longest-running metal acts in the Limousin region. Nearly three decades of output from central France has cemented their legacy of traditional, no-frills heavy metal.
East Longmeadow, Massachusetts power and heavy metal outfit Thunderforge have been forging classically influenced metal since 2016, bringing a New England seriousness of purpose to epic riffs and soaring vocal melodies.
Formed in 2023 in Tomah, Wisconsin, Thundergoat operate in the stoner-doom space with a fuzz-heavy, plodding style that draws on the genre's ritualistic qualities — a newly minted entry in the Midwest's quietly growing heavy underground.
Thundergod is a power metal band from Finland, formed in 2022. They deliver thunderous, anthemic power metal.
Memphis sludge and alternative metal outfit Thundergun have been hauling the deep South's blues-inflected heaviness into distorted territory since 2014, blending the raw emotional directness of alternative metal with the punishing density of sludge.
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