Destruccion Mutua Asegurada — D.M.A. — brings a bilingual fury to Medina, Ohio's scene, fusing crossover thrash's breakneck hardcore energy with proper thrash metal riffing. Active since 2021, they hit like a freight train and don't look back.

Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Houston crossover thrash legends who helped define the genre.

Out of Front Royal, Virginia, Dark Sorcerer blends black metal's malice with crossover thrash's d-beat stomp and hardcore edge — a chaotic three-way collision that has been building since 2019.

Pittsburgh's Dark Wolf throws black metal, thrash, crossover, and hardcore into a single pit and sees what crawls out — a ferocious hybrid formed in 2024 that captures the working-class aggression of one of America's most metal-ready cities.

Southern California's Dead Cross are a supergroup project that tears through crossover thrash and hardcore punk with an experimental bent — unpredictable, intense, and built from some of the genre's most experienced musicians. Their music moves fast and thinks faster.

Oxnard, California's Dead Heat are a crossover act in the true sense — born from hardcore's aggression and thrash's technical ferocity, they've been carving out their niche in the Ventura County underground since 2016. Fast, loud, and uncompromising.

Houston thrash with a sludgy, punky edge. Cult classics of the late-80s Texas scene.

Kenosha, Wisconsin's Dead Meat play crossover thrash with the blue-collar conviction of a rust belt act that learned its trade in cramped bars and parking lot shows since 2020. Fast, mean, and built on the bones of classic hardcore and thrash.

Atlanta's Deadlift throw their weight into the crossover thrash pit, merging hardcore's urgency with thrash's shred and the city's reputation for ferocious live shows since 2016. Every song feels like it was written to be shouted back by a sweat-soaked crowd.

Philadelphia's Deadlyne cover a wide span of heavy music — from crossover thrash to groove to hard rock — reflecting a restless band formed in 2023 that refuses to settle into one lane. The city's blue-collar grit runs through all of it.

Dallas's Deadtooth throw crossover thrash, death metal, and grindcore into a blender and dare you to keep up — messy, fast, and completely uninterested in making it easy on the listener. Since 2009, they've been one of the DFW underground's most chaotically reliable exports.

Michigan's Death Pit operate in the mosh-ready space between crossover thrash and straight-ahead metal, building up a cult following out of the rural Mecosta County underground since 2020. Pummeling, unpretentious, and built for the pit.

Los Angeles' Death Rites launched in 2024 with crossover thrash that draws from both hardcore energy and old-school metal aggression, distilling the classic Southern California pit mentality into something tight and ferocious. Circle pit mandatory.

Boston's Death Strider hit like a cargo train loaded with 1986-era riffs — crossover thrash with genuine menace and a hardcore backbone that keeps it moving fast. Formed in 2022, they arrived fully formed.

Brooklyn crossover thrash act Decider mixes the borough's hardboiled hardcore spirit with the speed and aggression of classic thrash metal — a combination that feels right at home among the sweat-soaked clubs of New York City. Founded in 2019, they deliver the goods at a tempo that leaves no room to breathe.