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Thrash metal band from Ananindeua, Pará, formed in December 2019 with a stated focus on old school thrash. The band released their debut album 'Nação Suicida' on August 5, 2021, a nine-track record addressing themes of political conflict, systematic alienation, and postmodern social problems.
New Jersey death/black metal band formed in 2014, combining the brutality of death metal with black metal's misanthropic darkness in the spirit of the state's longstanding extreme metal underground.
Pittsburgh heavy metal band formed in 2016, rooted in the blue-collar grit and working-class energy that has long defined the Steel City's rock and metal tradition.
Socialistik Primer grind through grindcore from Hameenlinna, channeling political ideology through short, explosive compositions. Formed in 2024, they bring politically charged extremity to the southern Finnish scene.
New York death metal and hardcore band formed in 2017, combining the guttural violence of death metal with the antagonistic energy of hardcore punk in a deliberately provocative package.
Ohio thrash metal band formed in 2022, dealing in aggressive, politically minded riffing that reflects thrash metal's long tradition of social critique and sonic hostility.
Los Angeles band formed in 2003 that began as a provocative nu-metal act before evolving toward heavier stoner and hard rock territory, known for theatrical stage performances and confrontational imagery.
Maryland thrash metal band formed in 2013, delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash in the tradition of East Coast underground metal with a no-frills approach to the genre's classic template.
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