San Francisco crossover/thrash band formed in 2021, bringing the Bay Area's storied thrash lineage into collision with punk-tinged crossover energy. A newer entry into a city that practically invented the genre, they inherit that tradition while keeping the tempos and attitude firmly street-level.

San Antonio crossover thrash band Morta, formed in 2021, channel the pit-ready aggression of hardcore punk into a thrash metal framework that keeps the energy volatile and the tempos punishing. They're part of a healthy wave of Texas acts reclaiming the crossover sound with serious conviction.

Washington state crossover thrash band Mortal Ground, formed in 2021, combine the reckless energy of hardcore punk with the precision and speed of thrash metal in the tradition the Pacific Northwest has long embraced. Their music is fast, abrasive, and built for chaos in a live setting.

Worcester, Massachusetts crossover thrash act Moss Folk have been shredding the line between hardcore punk and thrash metal since 2008, delivering fast, no-frills attacks with the street-level energy of the New England underground.

Erie, Pennsylvania crossover thrash act Mother Ship have been riding the circle pit circuit since 2012, delivering fast, aggressively fun music that owes equal debts to early Suicidal Tendencies and the East Coast hardcore scene.

Formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey in 1986, Mucky Pup played crossover thrash and hardcore with a comedic bent, debuting with Can't You Take a Joke? (1988) on Torrid Records. A Boy in a Man's World (1989) brought the band broader recognition in Europe, where they toured extensively and charted, and they subsequently signed to Century Media Records for Act of Faith (1992). The band went through multiple lineup and stylistic changes before disbanding in the mid-1990s.

Richmond, Virginia's Municipal Waste are one of the defining acts of the 21st-century crossover thrash revival, fusing the manic energy of hardcore punk with razor-sharp thrash riffing and an irreverent, party-metal attitude that made them scene icons.