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Lafayette, Indiana / Chicago thrash and speed metal project. The chemical warfare name channels cross-state aggression.
Acidosis is a thrash metal band from Miami Beach, Florida. The band delivers high-speed thrash metal forged under the South Florida sun.
Ferocious Thrash Metal from Victoria.
Brookfield, Wisconsin thrash metal project. The name blends acropolis and prophet — elevated prophetic metal from the Milwaukee suburbs.
Ronkonkoma, Long Island thrash metal project. The legal/military term repurposed for suburban aggression.
Act of Defiance is a thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Featuring former members of Megadeth, the band delivers precision thrash metal with the technical chops and polish of seasoned professionals across two full-lengths.
Act of Destruction is a melodic death and thrash metal band from the Downers Grove and Chicago area of Illinois. The band blends the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the raw aggression of American thrash.
Act of God is a thrash metal band from Bloomington, Illinois. The band plays aggressive, no-frills thrash metal from the heart of the Midwest.
Act of Violence is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio. With five releases spanning their career, the band fuses thrash metal's riff-driven aggression with the intensity of hardcore punk.
New York City crossover thrash, hardcore punk, and thrash metal project. The name promises catalytic energy from the city that never stops.
Ademus is a heavy and thrash metal band from Rhode Island. With six releases spanning their career, the band has been a consistent force in the New England metal scene, delivering classic heavy and thrash metal with staying power.
Columbia, South Carolina thrash metal project. The Latin name — roughly 'overflowing emotions' — adds classical rhetoric to Palmetto 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.
Heavy Death / Groove Metal from Abilene.
Adversary is a death metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their 2009 full-length "A Bright Cut Across Velvet Sky" is a fifteen-track deep cut of underground death metal from the desert Southwest.
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