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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Des Moines, Iowa's Traffic Death have been colliding crossover thrash and grindcore into short, furious bursts since 2014, trading in maximum speed and minimum patience with the kind of confrontational energy that defines both genres.
Gulfport, Mississippi grindcore newcomers Trafficcancer formed in 2025 and immediately dove into the genre's most abrasive end, offering blastbeat-driven chaos from an unlikely corner of the American South.
Tragedian from Hamburg craft melodic power and speed metal with the dramatic intensity of their theatrical name since 2008. Nearly two decades of Hanseatic output have produced epic, emotionally charged compositions worthy of their tragic-actor moniker.
Springfield, Missouri's Tragedy blend death and thrash metal into a visceral and aggressive combination since 2018, pushing the boundaries of both styles with punishing rhythms and caustic riffing.
Portland's Tragedy are one of the more distinctive voices in heavy music, weaving crust punk's anarchic urgency together with doom and sludge metal's oppressive weight to create something that feels both furious and crushing.
Tragedy and Triumph from Bavaria deliver melodic death metal that navigates the emotional spectrum between devastating loss and triumphant victory since 2020. Their dialectical name captures the dynamic range of their compositions, which shift between mournful passages and soaring climaxes.
Tragedy Begins from Athens blend black metal with industrial and electronica elements, creating a hybrid that marks the onset of catastrophe since 2015. A decade of genre-crossing compositions from the Greek capital.
Tragedy Divine from Ludwigsburg near Stuttgart craft progressive metal with the sacred, sorrowful grandeur their name demands since 2009. Over fifteen years of output from the Swabian residence city have produced ambitious compositions that treat tragedy as transcendent experience.
Tiffin, Iowa's Tragedy Mask bring a groove-heavy metal attack to a state better known for its cornfields than its riff merchants, locking in hard-hitting rhythms and muscular songwriting since their 2020 formation.
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