L.A.'s Obscene Gesture ride the collision of thrash and crossover with the kind of high-energy hostility that's been a hallmark of Southern California's street-level heavy scene since the '80s. Formed in 2014, they keep the aggression blunt and the tempos punishing.

Richmond's Obsessor sit at the grimy intersection of thrash, crossover, and punk, combining the velocity of skateboard-era aggression with the tighter construction of metal riffing. Since 2016, they've been one of Virginia's most reliable purveyors of fast, chaotic, unhinged heaviness.

Raucous punk-metal crossover from Austin.

San Antonio's Order of Living arrived in 2025 armed with crossover thrash, hardcore, and metal that hits like a freight train made of equal parts D.R.I. and Slayer. Texas has produced plenty of scene-hardened thrash acts, and this one wastes no time announcing itself.

Fort Worth hardcore crossover. Rose to the forefront of the Texas hardcore scene fast.