Grass Valley, California's Earth Exit arrived in 2021 with the crossover thrash/hardcore hybrid fully in their blood — raw, fast, and shaped by the same Bay Area-adjacent tradition that made the genre what it is.

New York's Eat Lead formed in 2019 to play the kind of crossover thrash that sounds like it was raised on hardcore matinees and late-night thrash tapes — fast, mean, and allergic to subtlety.

Garnerville, New York's Egokill has been running crossover thrash since 2013 with the stripped-down urgency the subgenre demands — fast riffs, punk attitude, and no time for pretension. Exactly what the name implies.

New York's Elefantkiller blend crossover thrash with straight-up thrash metal into something loud, chaotic, and absurdly fun — the band's name says everything about their commitment to over-the-top heaviness since 2013.

New Orleans crossover thrash act Elimination have been knocking heads since 2009, bringing the Crescent City's deep-seated aggression to a genre that thrives on speed, chaos, and hardcore-punk intensity.

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Chicago's Empty Grave have been thrashing the crossover circuit since 2016, turning the city's hardcore aggression loose on a hard-charging riff machine that owes equal debts to D.R.I. and early Metallica.

Baltimore's End Reign pull from crossover thrash, metalcore, and straight-up thrash to produce something with the urgency of punk and the technical bite of metal — fitting for a city with deep hardcore roots and a battle-hardened heavy music scene.

Long Island's Enemy of the State tears through crossover thrash, death, and thrash metal with the kind of suburban fury that only comes from growing up next to New York City. Since 2016, the Riverhead crew has built a ferocious sound that refuses to sit still within any single subgenre.