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Days of Ruin (2020)
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Split - EP (2015)
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Meditations I (2026)
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El Paso thrash metal act Backblast formed around 2015 before going on hold, a border-city band channeling the aggressive energy of classic thrash from one of Texas's most underrepresented metal scenes.
Goochland, Virginia melodic death and groove metal band active since 2023, drawing from both the melodic Scandinavian tradition and the rhythmic churn of groove metal.
Pennsylvania groove metal and hardcore act from Myerstown, active since 1997 before eventually operating under a different name.
Kansas City, Missouri's Barrage operate at the intersection of heavy metal, groove metal, and metalcore, blending hard-hitting riffwork with the modern heaviness that defines the Midwest's contemporary metal underground.
Casper, Wyoming thrash/groove/death metal band Bartlett formed in 2025, representing a new voice in the high-plains metal underground.
Savannah, Georgia's Bastardane blend the swaggering riff weight of groove metal with stoner metal atmospherics, active in the Southern underground since 2019.
Relentless Black / Death / Groove Metal / Grindcore from Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas (early); Austin, Texas (later).
Dynamic Melodic Groove Metal, Metalcore from Houston.
Relentless Thrash / Groove Metal from Austin.
Thunderous Death / Groove Metal from Amarillo.
Razor-sharp Groove / Thrash Metal / Punk out of Texas.
Heavy Blackened Death Metal from Houston.
Blistering Groove / Thrash Metal from Houston.
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