Green Bay thrash metal project from the Wisconsin underground.

Danville, California deathcore and grindcore pioneers with roots stretching back to 1998. Six releases across a decade make them one of the earliest American deathcore acts, predating the genre's mainstream breakthrough from the East Bay suburbs.

Los Angeles symphonic metal project crafting cinematic heavy music since 2020. Their singles Illusion and Tales Untold pair orchestral grandeur with metal power, channeling Hollywood's epic sensibility into something genuinely heavy.

One of the Big Four of thrash metal alongside Metallica, Slayer, and Megadeth, Anthrax helped define the genre with landmark albums like Among the Living and Persistence of Time. Formed in Queens in 1981, they also pioneered the rap-metal crossover with their collaboration with Public Enemy and remain one of the most influential heavy bands in history.

Olympia, Washington death/thrash project named after humanity's geological era of environmental impact. Their 2016 EP Bitter Beginnings channels eco-anxiety through aggressive metal from the Pacific Northwest capital.

Montague, Massachusetts death metal project with five releases since 2019, including the unflinching Abuse of a Corpse and the more literary Death Fugue. Prolific and brutal, channeling the Pioneer Valley's isolated rural atmosphere into visceral extremity.

Los Angeles thrash metal outfit active since 2009, delivering conceptual thrash across multiple releases. The Battle of Mechanopolis builds a sci-fi narrative while Humans Are the Dumbest Animal takes a more satirical aim, all wrapped in tight, aggressive LA thrash.

Lilburn/Atlanta thrash metal act whose albums Good Vids, Vile Times and social performer blend irreverent humor with genuine aggression. Active since 2020, they bring a self-aware energy to Georgia's thrash scene that sets them apart from the genre's more po-faced practitioners.

Howell, New Jersey thrash metal outfit with two albums since 2015. Their self-titled debut and The Call of the Void trace an evolution from straightforward thrash into more existential territory, the latter title nodding to the French concept of l'appel du vide.

Haddam thrash metal project from the Connecticut underground.

Spokane deathcore project from the Washington underground.

Thrash Metal project from the American underground.

Seattle melodic death metal and thrash outfit whose 2023 debut The Faults of Our Kind delivers technically accomplished extremity. The name — meaning 'against god' — channels anti-theistic fury through the precision of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.

Las Vegas thrash metal act with an international flavor, incorporating Indonesian-language titles since 2021. Their EP Dari Kami Yang Kalian Sia-Siakan and subsequent releases bridge Southeast Asian and American thrash traditions from the Nevada desert.

Minneapolis thrash metal project from the Minnesota underground.