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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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Austin crossover thrash/hardcore act distinguishing themselves with the TX suffix, delivering pit-ready aggression from the Live Music Capital with punk-fueled intensity.
Memphis, Tennessee hardcore punk and sludge hybrid with three releases since 2017. Their split with experimental grindcore outfit Knoll demonstrates a willingness to operate at the extreme edge of heavy music from the Bluff City.
Dallas hardcore/death metal addressing police brutality, racism, and trans visibility.
Austin punk legends who mixed hardcore with funk and jazz. Massively influential.
San Antonio metallic hardcore influenced by NYHC. Released on Deathwish Inc.
Savage Black Metal / Punk out of Texas.
Razor-sharp Groove / Thrash Metal / Punk out of Texas.
Experimental post-black metal/grindcore/hardcore from Dallas.
Punishing Death Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
Razor-sharp Crossover / Hardcore / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Melodic hardcore with passionate conviction from Abilene.
Dual-vocalist sludge metal/hardcore featuring Andrea Russi and Alyce H. Smith up front. A punishing addition to Houston's heavy underground.
Houston experimental punk. Notorious for overdubbing satirical punk vocals onto popular radio hits.
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Houston crossover thrash legends who helped define the genre.
Austin hardcore punk pioneers. Gary Floyd's politically charged vocals over furious punk.
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