New Haven, Connecticut's Jasta — the solo project of Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta — channels his hardcore roots into a harder-edged metalcore and thrash crossover format, delivering the kind of aggressive, anthemic material that has long made him a figurehead of the American heavy underground.

Out of Brattleboro, Vermont, Jeopardy play hard-nosed thrash with a crossover edge that tips its hat to the genre's hardcore roots, forging a pit-driven, riff-forward sound since 2011 that doesn't waste a second on subtlety.

Missoula, Montana's Jolly Jane collide sludge metal's swampy downtuned drag with the loose, aggressive energy of crossover thrash — a scrappy, unpredictable combination that feels born from the Big Sky State's geographic isolation and do-it-yourself ethos.

Massachusetts crossover thrash outfit Judgement blend the speed and crunch of thrash metal with hardcore's raw directness, a combination the state's scene has always done well. Formed in 2013, they keep the crossover torch burning in New England.

Metallic hardcore / crossover from Dallas. Vicious and precise.