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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Luminiferous (2015)
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Shame On Me (2022)
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Toledo, Ohio death metal project named after the inability to feel pleasure — fitting for music this relentlessly punishing. Eight releases since 2019 demonstrate a prolific commitment to extremity, with Abandon Lust and Ash Wednesday anchoring a substantial catalog from the Glass City.
Razor-sharp Thrash Metal from Corpus Christi.
Winchester, Virginia thrash metal act releasing singles since 2016. Dirt Road Chronicles and Hustle Tactics pair rural Shenandoah Valley grit with thrash metal velocity — a distinctly Appalachian take on the genre.
Mount Horeb, Wisconsin thrash metal act whose 2022 demo captures raw, unpolished speed metal from small-town Driftless Area. Named for exactly what they deliver.
Colorado Springs thrash metal project from the Colorado underground.
Illinois metalcore and thrash hybrid whose 2019 debut The Phaneron — a philosophical term for the totality of experience — pairs cerebral ambition with physical aggression. Heavier music for the thinking mosher.
Chicago thrash metal outfit with a substantial seven-release catalog since 2008. Albums like Extinction and The Undivided Wholeness of All Things trace an evolution from pure thrash fury into more ambitious compositional territory, all anchored by the Windy City's relentless energy.
Saint Paul thrash metal project from the Minnesota underground.
Chaotic thrash metal from Houston. Released Echoes of Oppression EP in 2023. Influences include Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Sepultura.
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