Pure heavy metal goodness. No frills, no fillers. Loads of reverb, to fill an arena like acts of old. Hailing from Austin, Texas, USA, this modern heavy metal band attempts to emulate the sound from Manilla Road and does a decent job. Linked is the opener epic anthem from their debut, released in 2016.
From the debut of this Mexican black/speed/thrash band, released in 2024! A show of energy and power, this is a fun album throughout, but does not require complexity to understand. Linked is the title track, the album's closer.
Awesome nature focused melodic black metal from an Indigenous North American. Beautiful music.
I have seen other posts about this artist before, but this comes from his newest third album.
Also, to add: the instrumental Dwelling of the Moonlights is phenomenal and has been added to the extreme metal instrumental playlist I'm curating. Link on Tidal for those interested: https://tidal.com/playlist/6a55d975-ed72-43d4-95d7-0bf41806c383
Don't take the shortcut of an abridged version, you'd be doing yourself a disservice. Also if you truly haven't experienced the story in any shape or form yet, do it blind. :) Read the manga is my recommendation. Also you can't go wrong with the '97 anime, but that's just the beginning. Maybe even the Golden Age arc movies, but only after the '97 anime.
Chilean technical thrash metal with heavy influences from early Kreator. This is some seriously pissed off thrash lol, loads of aggression and played competently. Once you get past the atmospheric otherworldly intro, the thrash assaults our ears and keeps up the menace in time for a break during the solo sections, only to pick up the pissed-off-ness lol - the songwriting is executed pretty damn well.
Decent American modern heavy metal, in the vein of later Judas Priest. Linked is the opener from their latest album. Not to be confused with the other three Sanhedrin bands out there, this one is from Brooklyn, NYC, NY lol.
Terrifier's Weapons of Thrash Destruction doesn't feel like it has any Lovecraft story stuff i'm aware of specifically. But a couple of weeks ago, I posted a band called AntiPeeWee that, despite the name, has heavy lyrical themes about Lovecraft's mythos.
I practically said the same thing about Warbringer after their first couple of albums, but the consistency they show, in addition to (imo) actually improving on thrash metal as a whole, they do get better with each album. And while Terrifier already have a couple other albums out, they might improve, but it could go either way. The drumming is definitely excellent for both as well! But Kevill seems to be a bit more charismatic on vocals - just stronger in general. When WB's last album came out they had a a track that was practically full death metal, so that's my reason for the heavy comparison. And truly, I had never heard of Terrifier before today, only after I had to actually go out of my way to google for the keywords "lesser known thrash bands."
Four ears each..
Love me some Desaster. ๐ค
One of the lesser known later bands of the second wave of thrash, coming out of BC, Canada. Originally formed in 2003 as Skull Hammer, changed name in 2016. Sounding a lot like their contemporaries, like Havok in the relentless riffage and Warbringer with the blast beats. This one needs to be cranked more loudly to fully appreciate what they have to offer.
Edit: Upon blasting this out my speakers I have to say this is one hell of a great pure modern thrash album! Standouts are the first two tracks, and Sect of the Serpent!
Finnish heavy/power metal group released a single for the upcoming album Steelbound. Sounds a bit like a mix between Metal Church and Nightwish; has a very pop-y beat.
From Sicily, Italy, in 2024. Old school thrash in the vein of Exodus and a bit of Vio-Lence. Has a lot of fucking treble in their cymbals lol. But otherwise a fantastic sound!
Union of kobolds head bobbing in unison - always a pleasure seeing your name lol.
It's the witch's charm! As foretold by the 'seers' lmao.
Another epic doom/heavy metal group, this time from Scotland, UK. Linked is the opener to their third album released about six weeks ago as of this post. This song's got a nice head bobbin groove all throughout.
I've already posted another track from this very album over in !thrashmetal@lemmy.world a couple of days ago, but I feel it deserves so much more attention.
Mutant, used to be known as Mutant Squad on their previous album, are currently on hold. No clue when or if they'll resume their output.
They play a mix of thrash metal with tons of groove and have this unique style that's difficult to pin down exactly. @HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one put it perfectly that they're a mix between Mastodon and Los Lonely Boys and I definitely can't argue against it. Give these guys some love, they deserve success!
Osdm from various American states, plays just like the mid-point of Death's career, still retaining the speedy riffs and sprinkling prog here and there.
A mixture of atmospheric sludge metal with post metal/metalcore, coming from the ever-cultural Denmark. This album is heavy as fuck, vocals arent 100% to my liking but they suit the oppressive sci-fi vibe and subject matter well. Linked is the opener, but I also highly recommend the following track Desecrator, which has guest vocals, towards the middle and end, from Matt Mcgachy of brutal death metal group Cryptopsy.
Tidal, Bandcamp, RateYourMusic, no Metal Archives this time :/
CHOCOLATR COVERED MEAT IS THE BOMB MFER. THE SALT AND THE SEMISWEETNESS COME TOGETHER AND GIVE ME FUEL FOR CRANKING MY HOG!!!!
Oh shoot I've seen them here and there on touring posters with other bands in similar fashion, I'll have to check em out!
Hell yea! ๐ค Thanks for the comment, I'm gonna put them on a higher watch list cuz of your specific recommendation. I got big expectations from them for their next output haha!