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Necromanteum (2023)
Featured Black Metal Album
Vertigo (Sunbather: 10th Anniversary Remix / Remaster) (2023)
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Featured Power Metal Album
We Three Kings (Metal Holiday) (2015)
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Los Angeles thrash metal project — distinct from the Swedish Arch Enemy — contributing to LA's thrash legacy. Another addition to a city that has produced generations of speed-obsessed metal.
San Diego thrash metal project with ten releases since 2020 — including one oddly dated 2037. Their prolific, chaotic output and titles like Freakee Friday suggest a band that doesn't take genre conventions too seriously while still delivering ferocious thrash.
Whittier/Pico Rivera, California thrash metal act with four releases since 2015. Their full-length Mercurion and subsequent singles deliver tight, precise thrash from the southeast LA suburbs, keeping the region's legacy of speed metal alive.
San Bernardino, California thrash metal veterans whose 1998 debut The Evil has Landed... channels Sam Raimi's cult horror films through late-'90s thrash. Inland Empire aggression with a sense of B-movie humor.
Venice, California thrash metal act with four releases since 2011. Their catalog — from the debut He Was an Arsenal to the intriguingly titled BABE SKEPTIC — brings beachside aggression to a neighborhood better known for street art and skate culture.
San Bernardino thrash band ripping through the Inland Empire with aggressive speed metal, carrying on Southern California's rich thrash tradition from the region's working-class heartland.
Sacramento thrash outfit delivering controlled fury from California's capital, adding to NorCal's deep pool of aggressive metal with tight, riff-driven compositions.
Los Angeles thrash act bringing theatricality and aggression to the City of Angels' diverse metal landscape, standing out in a scene saturated with every subgenre imaginable.
Winnetka, California thrash metal project from the San Fernando Valley. The craftsperson name suggests a meticulous approach to thrash metal's construction.
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