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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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To Serve Man (2002)
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Thrash and death metal band from Birmingham, England active since 2016. Warlord U.K. channels the industrial might of the West Midlands into aggressive thrash and death metal.
Houston heavy psych/doom blending 70s rock and psychedelia into high-powered heavy rock.
Thrash metal band from Angers, France formed in 2023. Warmachine brings fresh thrash aggression to the Loire Valley with rapid riffing and relentless energy.
Warmachine is a thrash metal band from Carlos Barbosa, Rio Grande do Sul, rooted in the aggressive, mid-1980s Brazilian thrash tradition with lyrical themes centering on war, politics, and contemporary reality. The project shares members with other Rio Grande do Sul extreme metal acts, including connections to the black metal band Patria through the vocalist known as Triumphsword. The band released a self-titled demo that drew comparisons to classic thrash acts and established their uncompromising old-school approach.
Black metal project from Sweden formed in 2022. Warmaker channels martial aggression through uncompromising black metal.
Warmask is a thrash and groove metal power trio from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, formed by guitarist and vocalist Paulo Henrique, bassist Eduardo Ramos, and drummer Jonathan Reinheimer. The band released the EP "Better You Start to Run" in 2015, a four-track effort that showcased their mix of aggressive thrash rhythms and groove-driven riffing. They operate as an independent act out of Brazil's southern metal scene.
Death metal band from Saratov, Russia formed in 2020. Warmeat delivers visceral death metal from the Volga River city of central Russia.
El Paso thrash veterans Warmonger have been operating since 2009, building a reputation on the border city's blend of aggression and resilience. El Paso occupies its own world in the Texas metal landscape — isolated from the Austin and Dallas hubs, forging something harder and more insular — and Warmonger's thrash reflects that character. Over fifteen years, they have become a fixture in a scene that demands durability.
Warmony is a black metal duo from Curitiba, Paraná, consisting of Profanuz on vocals and guitar and Vox Morbidus on vocals and bass. The band released an EP in 2018 and is signed to Tornhate Records, a label that has supported Brazilian underground black metal. Their stripped-down two-piece lineup channels raw, orthodox black metal in the tradition of the Brazilian extreme underground.
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