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Hiroshima Mon Amour (2025) (2025)
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Wake up Dead (feat. Dave Mustaine) (2022)
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Necromanteum (2023)
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Lake Charles, Louisiana thrash/death crossover band blending genre aggression with comedic and violent lyrical themes before calling it quits.
Maine death metal outfit active in the mid-to-late 1990s on Rattle Snake Records, playing straightforward death metal before disbanding — distinct from the Minnesota thrash act of the same name.
Lafayette, Indiana thrash/grindcore band using programmed electronic percussion instead of a human drummer, wrapping their aggression in equal parts humor and provocation.
Detroit, Michigan thrash metal band active from 1983 that spent over a decade grinding the underground circuit before landing a compilation appearance in 1996.
Virginia Beach death metal band formed in 1993 whose sole demo, Abysmal Abattoir, remains their only documented output before the group dissolved.
Juneau, Alaska thrash and heavy metal band formed around 2020 that released material independently before splitting up.
Chicago death metal band active since 1997 and one of the Midwest's most devoted practitioners of old-school horror and gore worship, building a catalog of grotesque, zombie-obsessed brutality across multiple releases.
Columbia, South Carolina heavy metal veterans formed in 1990, representing the enduring spirit of the South Carolina underground during the genre's early-90s regional boom.
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma thrash metal outfit formed in 1990, bringing the genre's aggressive riffing and speed to the heartland during the peak years of American thrash.
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