Medford, Oregon's Tortured Souls operate in the groove-inflected thrash lane, pairing chugging mid-tempo riffs with the swaggering weight of groove metal in a style that has defined much of the American post-'90s thrash revival.

Tiffin, Iowa's Tragedy Mask bring a groove-heavy metal attack to a state better known for its cornfields than its riff merchants, locking in hard-hitting rhythms and muscular songwriting since their 2020 formation.

North Kingstown, Rhode Island's Train of Thought arrived in 2022 with groove metal's trademark locked-in, syncopated heaviness, carving out a niche in the small but active New England extreme music scene.

Rochester, New York's Trainwreck have been blending groove metal's rhythmic crush with metalcore's intensity since 2006, building a sound that hits hard on both fronts in one of upstate New York's more active metal communities.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's Trainwrecked emerged in 2022 playing groove-laced metalcore, tapping into the Rust Belt's blue-collar metal tradition with a modern edge and a penchant for heavy, propulsive riffing.

Louisiana's Trauma blend the swinging low-end weight of groove metal into a thrash framework, giving their sound a Southern heaviness that sets them apart from the more clinical, speed-focused takes on the genre.

Denver groove and nu-metal band formed in 2022, blending down-tuned, syncopated riffing with the kind of aggressive pocket rhythms that defined the late '90s heavy scene. Their sound carries the gritty edge of Colorado's DIY metal circuit.

North Carolina groove and southern metal act formed in 2019, rooted in swampy, mid-tempo heaviness that leans on the humid weight of southern rock tradition without sacrificing the metallic punch. Their name is both boast and mission statement.

Boston thrash outfit that has been grinding since 2016, channeling the city's hardcore-adjacent intensity into straight-ahead thrash with a raw, no-nonsense delivery. Their Bandcamp handle suggests New York crossover influences feeding into their New England sound.

World War Metal from Austin featuring members of Imprecation and Morbosidad. Debut full-length Commandoccult released 2022 on Godz Ov War Productions.

Detroit's Trenchfoot have been working the fault line between groove metal and metalcore since 2011, channeling the city's blue-collar intensity into churning riffs and serrated rhythms. The name alone evokes the grinding discomfort their sound aims to deliver.

Columbus, Georgia's Trendkill formed in 2020 with a sound anchored in the crossover space between death and thrash metal, drawing equally from the surgical precision of technical death and the kinetic aggression of thrash. Their name nods to an era of metal that prized authenticity over trend-chasing.

Trials is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2011 that fuses groove and thrash metal with metalcore intensity, earning a reputation in the city's heavy underground scene for their technically precise and relentlessly energetic sound.

Trilobite is a groove metal and metalcore band from Beaumont, California, formed in 2011, blending the rhythmic punch of groove metal with the structural intensity and breakdowns of metalcore.

Tripwire is a Michigan thrash metal band formed in 2017, driven by tight, aggressive riffing and the propulsive energy characteristic of the Bay Area and Midwest thrash traditions.