Long Beach, California's Mortal Terror traffic in high-octane speed and thrash metal, channeling the raw kinetic energy of old-school Bay Area and Southern California thrash into a modern framework.

This Ohio speed and thrash metal band formed in 2021, drawing from classic speed metal's frenetic tempos and the hard-edged attack of early thrash for a driving, old-school sensibility.

La Puente, California's Mortalis blend heavy and speed metal in the tradition of the underground NWOBHM-influenced American scene, delivering punchy, guitar-forward songs with a classic feel.

Turnersville, New Jersey's Mortuary operate at the intersection of speed and thrash metal, pushing the genre's most velocity-obsessed tendencies with tightly wound riffing and an old-school urgency rooted in the Garden State underground since 2021.

New Jersey-based black metal solo project active since 2011, Mortum traffics in cold, unadorned atmospheres — stripped-down compositions that favor bleakness over spectacle, rooted firmly in the underground tradition.

Piscataway, New Jersey's Mr. Grim have been delivering tight, adrenaline-charged thrash and speed metal since 2016, tapping into the frenetic energy that defined the East Coast thrash underground while keeping the attack firmly rooted in classic speed metal.

Richmond, Virginia's Murdersome play speed and thrash metal with the raw, neck-snapping energy of a band that takes classic metal as both inspiration and benchmark. Founded in 2023, they join Richmond's rich tradition of heavy music with a sound rooted in the '80s metal underground.