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Brutal Truth was a New York City grindcore band formed in 1990 by bassist Dan Lilker, a veteran of Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, and Stormtroopers of Death. After releasing two albums on Earache Records—Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses (1992) and Need to Control (1994)—the band moved to Relapse Records, where Sounds of the Animal Kingdom (1997) marked a more experimental turn incorporating blues, psychedelic rock, noise, and free jazz elements. They disbanded in 1999, reformed in 2006, released End Time (Relapse, 2011), and dissolved permanently in 2014 upon Lilker's retirement from full-time musicianship.
Brutal War is a death/thrash metal band from Santa Maria da Vitória, Bahia, Brazil, formed in 2006. The band incorporates Christian and apocalyptic themes into their music and have released albums including "Hell is Real", "Revelation 666", "Warmageddon", and "Rage of Destruction".
Varese-based groove metal act active since 2014, anchoring their sound in mid-tempo, syncopated riffing designed to generate maximum physical impact. Their chunky, headbang-inducing compositions channel the spirit of Pantera and Lamb of God.
Spanish thrash metal band from Siero in Asturias, formed in 2015. They deliver flying thrash metal from the Asturian industrial heartland.
Vänersborg-based melodic death metal act active since 2012, threading harmonized guitar leads and memorable hooks through aggressive, double-bass-driven arrangements. Their approach balances accessibility with genuine heaviness, drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Brutality was a heavy/speed metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, active from 2012 until splitting up. The band played in the tradition of classic Brazilian heavy metal, operating in the country's vibrant underground metal scene.
Brutality Will Prevail formed in Cardiff, Wales in 2005, building a following in the UK metallic hardcore scene with a sound that fused heavy hardcore with elements of sludge metal, doom, and Southern rock. Over a seventeen-year career the band released six studio albums, beginning with Forgotten Soul (2009) and culminating with Misery Sequence (2019), each progressively heavier and more atmospheric. They officially disbanded in 2022, leaving behind one of the most consistent bodies of work in British hardcore.
Yakutsk-based crossover thrash act active since 2015, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
Trondheim-based crossover thrash act active since 2015, smashing together thrash metal's riff-driven velocity with punk's stripped-down aggression and DIY ethos. Their short, sharp compositions hit with the impact of a circle pit in a phone booth.
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