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Los Angeles newcomers forged in 2025, Edicius crash together heavy metal muscle, thrash aggression, and hardcore attitude into a raw, street-level racket. Early days, but the formula is combative and direct.
Garnerville, New York's Egokill has been running crossover thrash since 2013 with the stripped-down urgency the subgenre demands — fast riffs, punk attitude, and no time for pretension. Exactly what the name implies.
Albuquerque's Egregious has been thrashing hard since 2014, representing New Mexico's stubborn commitment to classic thrash metal in a decade when few cared to look to the Southwest for the genre.
Madison's Egöth arrived in 2023 writing thrash-inflected death metal with the umlaut marking them as a band not taking themselves entirely seriously — but the music hits with genuine force regardless.
Cincinnati's Eisen Geist fuses black metal's malevolence with the propulsive, reckless energy of thrash, a combination the band has been honing since 2019. The result is nasty, fast, and shot through with a distinctly Germanic grimness.
Burlington, Vermont's Ejaculatör has been delivering a nasty amalgam of black, thrash, and death metal since 2020, the umlaut signaling a dedication to filthy excess across all three traditions. Raw, fast, and gloriously crude.
Minneapolis thrash act Eldergaad has been running through the genre's playbook with conviction since 2011 — fast riffs, aggressive rhythms, and the city's underground credibility behind them. Straight-ahead thrash with no detours.
Dallas thrashers Eldritch Rite deal in the occult end of thrash metal — tight, aggressive riffs with a ritualistic menace running through everything they do since forming in 2013.
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