1000 Bone Cylinder Explosion is an avant-garde speed metal project from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, releasing their debut full-length "Bind" in 2021. The album's eleven tracks — with names like "Dream of Floating" and "Aporia" — suggest a cerebral approach that sets them apart from straightforward speed metal. The project occupies an experimental corner of the Philadelphia heavy music scene.

Saint Paul, Minnesota speed/thrash metal project. The rallying-cry name promises urgency and militancy from the Twin Cities.

Accuser is a speed and thrash metal band from Arlington, Texas. With three full-lengths released between 2016 and 2020, the band delivers relentless, high-velocity thrash rooted in the classic speed metal tradition of the DFW scene.

Acid Leather is a black/thrash/speed metal band from Columbia, Missouri. The band channels the venomous velocity of first-wave black metal and speed metal into a raw, unpolished assault.

Lafayette, Indiana / Chicago thrash and speed metal project. The chemical warfare name channels cross-state aggression.

Adonis is a speed and thrash metal band from Los Angeles. Their sound nods to the classic speed metal revival while incorporating modern production sensibilities, drawing from LA's rich tradition of high-velocity metal.

Aeon Bridge is a speed and thrash metal solo project from Cleveland, Ohio. Remarkably prolific with nine releases since 2021, the project channels classic speed metal energy through a modern lens, with the "Event Horizon" EP series and full-lengths like "Beyond Flesh" showcasing rapid-fire riffing and ambitious sci-fi thematics.

AfterShock is a thrash metal band with roots in Honolulu, Hawaii, later based in San Francisco. Their 2020 full-length "RiSk - High-Risk Behavior" brings an island-to-mainland thrash metal attack across eleven tracks.

Agnostic Priest is a thrash and speed metal band from Oakland, California. Their 2019 full-length "Final Stand" delivers eight tracks of high-velocity thrash from the East Bay.

New York City power metal and speed metal project. The predatory name promises hunting music from Manhattan.

Oshkosh, Wisconsin speed metal/punk hybrid delivering reckless, high-velocity riffing. Their sound is an unapologetic collision of Motörhead worship and skate-punk energy from America's heartland.

Wheeling, West Virginia heavy/speed metal act. A raw, underground entry from the Mountain State's sparse but dedicated metal scene.

Passaic, New Jersey power metal project. The name promises surprise attack through melodic force from north Jersey.

Savannah, Georgia speed metal warriors with a Viking metal edge, blending Peach State grit with Norse mythology since 2018. Their EPs Artificial Intelligence and Shadow Work show a band evolving from pure velocity into more thematically ambitious territory.

Oakland speed metal project from the California underground.