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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Wake up Dead (feat. Dave Mustaine) (2022)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Denver thrash metal act with two releases since 2021. Sky Scraping and the follow-up EP Devotion deliver focused, vertical thrash from the Mile High City — the name and altitude working in concert.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania thrash band from the Philly suburbs, channeling Delaware County's blue-collar energy into relentless speed metal aggression.
Philadelphia thrash metal act whose 2017 debut Return to the Throne delivers regal thrash from the City of Brotherly Love. The metallurgical name — one who tests the purity of metals — fits a band committed to unadulterated thrash.
Nashville hardcore punk/thrash crossover act that became a significant name in the Southern underground, blending crusty punk ferocity with thrash metal intensity from Music City.
Fort Wayne, Indiana groove metal band delivering heavy, rhythmic punishment from Northeast Indiana, adding to the Hoosier State's productive underground metal community.
Colonia, New Jersey thrash metal act with two releases since 2011. Earthly Welking — an archaic term for the heavenly vault — adds literary depth to their Jersey thrash.
Oakland thrash metal veterans whose 1995 demo predates the modern underground by decades. A piece of East Bay thrash history from the Bay Area's golden age.
Louisville, Kentucky thrash metal project with two releases since 2012. The Theom EP and single Lenticularz bring experimental edge to Kentucky's heavy underground, the astronomical name fitting their heavenly ambitions.
Yuba City/Sacramento metalcore and thrash project with an impressive eleven releases since 2019. Albums like Eclipse and Fusion demonstrate a prolific output spanning multiple stylistic approaches from the Sacramento Valley.
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