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Wartime

Sofia, BG · 2009–present · active
Technical thrash metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria active since 2009. Wartime brings intricate riffing and complex arrangements to the Bulgarian thrash scene, pushing the genre's boundaries with technical precision.
Thrash Metal

WarTorn

Salisbury, MD, US · 2014–present · active
WarTorn came up in Salisbury, Maryland in 2014, bringing a classic thrash metal sensibility to the Eastern Shore with genuine aggression and technical purpose. Salisbury sits outside the Baltimore-DC heavy metal axis, and the band carries the chip-on-the-shoulder energy of a scene that has to work harder for recognition. Their thrash is tight, mean, and built to last.
Thrash Metal

Warvoid

Ankara, TR · 2014–present · active
Black/thrash metal band from Ankara, Turkey active since 2014. Warvoid merges the raw ferocity of black metal with thrash's velocity from the Turkish capital.
Black MetalThrash Metal

Warvomit

Eupen, BE · 2017–present · active
please update this band
Black MetalRaw Black MetalThrash Metal

Warwar

Kyiv, UA · 2013–present · active
Thrash metal band from Kyiv, Ukraine active since 2013. Warwar delivers aggressive thrash from the Ukrainian capital with a name that emphasizes relentless warfare.
Thrash Metal

Waryag

Berlin, DE · 2009–present · active
Death/thrash metal band from Berlin, Germany active since 2009. Waryag merges the brutality of death metal with thrash's velocity, bringing over a decade of extreme metal to Berlin's underground.
Death MetalThrash Metal

WarZone

Wrocław, PL · 2017–present · active
Death/black metal band from Wrocław, Poland active since 2017. WarZone channels the energy of Lower Silesia's capital into a vicious death and black metal hybrid.
Black MetalDeath Metal

Wash of Sounds

Athens, GR · 2019–present · active
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Athens, Greece formed in 2019. Wash of Sounds blends the power of heavy metal with hard rock's accessibility from the Greek capital.
Heavy Metal

Wassail

England, GB · 2022–present · active
Black metal band from England formed in 2022. Named after the ancient Anglo-Saxon drinking ritual, Wassail channels English folklore and pagan tradition through raw black metal.
Black Metal

Wasted Creation

New Orleans, LA, US · 2020–present · active
New Orleans' Wasted Creation formed in 2020 at the punishing convergence of technical death metal and deathcore, drawing on a city whose musical DNA runs unusually deep even for extreme metal. The technical sophistication of their death metal side coexists with the sheer brutality of deathcore in a way that feels native to a city that has always blended traditions without hesitation. They arrived ready to inflict serious damage.
Death MetalDeathcoreTechnical Death Metal

Wasted Heroes

Kharkiv, UA · 2014–present · active
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Kharkiv, Ukraine active since 2014. Wasted Heroes blends the melodic traditions of Scandinavian death metal with metalcore energy from Ukraine's second city.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

Wasted Roach

Lolita, TX, US · active
Savage Death Metal out of Texas.
Death Metal

Wasted Sacrifice

Karlsruhe, DE · 2012–present · active
Melodic death metal band from Karlsruhe, Germany formed in 2012. Wasted Sacrifice weaves melody into their death metal foundation, combining aggressive extremity with memorable hooks and harmonic depth.
Death MetalMelodic Death Metal

Wasteland

Veldegem, BE · 2020–present · active
Progressive and melodic death metal band from Veldegem, Belgium formed in 2020. Wasteland fuses technical proficiency with melodic sensibility, weaving intricate song structures through a death metal foundation.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalProgressive Metal

Wasteland Rocks

Ålesund, NO · 2011–present · active
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Ålesund, Norway active since 2011. Wasteland Rocks delivers riff-driven heavy metal from the Art Nouveau coastal city on Norway's western fjords.
Heavy Metal

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