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Bury The No One (2015)
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Our Mother Electricity (2012)
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Reno death/thrash outfit delivering punishing riffs and aggressive vocals rooted in the Nevada underground scene. Their sound channels the raw intensity of early death metal with thrash's relentless momentum.
Frederick, Maryland thrash act drawing on classic Bay Area aggression and East Coast grit. Their no-frills approach puts tightly wound riffs and jackhammer rhythms front and center.
Denver outfit fusing melodic death metal hooks with thrash metal drive and old-school death metal punishment. They pull from multiple extremes to build a sound as volatile as their name suggests.
Downingtown, Pennsylvania act blending progressive ambition with death metal ferocity and thrash metal energy. Their compositions stretch beyond genre conventions while keeping the aggression intact.
Austin crossover thrash act bringing hardcore punk ferocity and thrash metal riffing to the Texas underground. Their tight, fast songs carry the raw edge of both worlds without compromise.
Columbus thrash metal band keeping the old-school flame burning in the Ohio underground. Their direct, riff-first approach draws on classic American and German thrash traditions.
New Jersey thrash metal band carrying the caustic aggression of classic East Coast thrash. Their high-energy sound keeps the spirit of 1980s American thrash alive in the modern underground.
Birmingham, Alabama thrash metal band fueling the Deep South underground with driving riffs and aggressive delivery. Their sound carries the energy of classic thrash with a distinctly Southern edge.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts groove/thrash act combining the groove metal heaviness of the early 1990s with hardcore attitude and thrash metal momentum. A heavy-hitting presence in the Western Mass underground.
Pittsburgh hardcore/thrash band fusing the aggression of crossover with steel-city grit. Short, fast songs and a no-frills attack reflect the working-class intensity of Pennsylvania's underground.
Bay Area thrash metal outfit drawing from the wellspring of the scene that defined the genre. Their music carries the hallmarks of classic Bay Area thrash: lightning riffs, aggressive vocals, and relentless tempo.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee band blending death metal brutality with metalcore structure and thrash energy in the fertile Middle Tennessee underground. Their sound draws from multiple aggressive traditions.
Bremerton, Washington band blending classic heavy metal power with black and thrash metal intensity from the Pacific Northwest. Their sound bridges the old-school and extreme metal worlds with energy to spare.
Milwaukee thrash outfit Conniption deal in hard-hitting, riff-driven aggression rooted in the Midwest underground, building a following through relentless local gigging and punishing live sets.
St. Louis power and thrash outfit Conquest combine classic heavy metal hooks with the ferocity of thrash, delivering anthemic riffwork and soaring vocals rooted in the Midwest metal underground.
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