Tacoma crossover/thrash act Crooked Cross fuse punk aggression with thrash metal riffing and hardcore bite, channeling the Pacific Northwest's DIY ethic into relentless pit-ready output.

St. Louis crossover/thrash act Cross Examination tear through pit-ready anthems with razor-sharp riffs and hardcore attitude, carrying on the crossover tradition in the Missouri underground.

Los Angeles crossover thrash act Crucial Fix blur the line between metal and hardcore with breakneck riffing, short punishing songs, and the kinetic energy of a pit mentality. Their Southern California base informs a raw, sun-scorched aggression.

Crossover thrash act from Boston, Massachusetts running the hard-hitting collision of hardcore punk urgency and thrash metal aggression that defines the genre. The band operates within New England's underground extreme metal and punk crossover community.

Crossover thrash pioneers from Santa Monica, California formed in 1984 and regularly cited alongside D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, and S.O.D. as architects of the genre's speed-driven hardcore/metal fusion. Their debut Convicted (1986) sold 25,000 copies in its first year and established their reputation as one of the fastest bands in hardcore.

Portland, Oregon crossover thrash and sludge metal band bridging the raw energy of hardcore punk with the lurching weight of sludge. Curtains occupies the gritty overlap between heavy riffs and DIY punk intensity.

Los Angeles crossover thrash and hardcore band blending the velocity of thrash metal with the aggression and attitude of hardcore punk. Cycotic Youth channels Southern California's storied crossover tradition with raw, energetic ferocity.