Out of San Juan Capistrano, California, Gadnium brings together the twin-guitar attack of traditional heavy metal, the soaring hooks of power metal, and the speed of thrash — a triple-threat act that formed in 2022.

A thrash metal band from the small town of Rural Valley, Pennsylvania, Gainstand have been delivering straight-ahead speed and aggression since 2016, proving that small towns can produce genuinely ferocious metal.

There's a fitting darkness to a black metal band forming in Salem, Massachusetts — and Gallows, active since 2021, leans into that cursed history with cold, uncompromising riffs and bleak atmosphere. Their music feels native to the witch-trial soil it grew from.

Warwick, Rhode Island's Galvanized fuse thrash metal aggression with metalcore's kinetic energy, channeling the tight-wound intensity of the New England scene into a punishing hybrid. Since 2017 they've been one of the harder-hitting acts in the Ocean State underground.

Eugene, Oregon's Game Over have been playing speed-laced thrash with old-school conviction since 2014, worshipping at the altar of fast picking and punishing rhythms. They keep the Pacific Northwest's thrash tradition burning without nostalgia getting in the way.

Staten Island's Gamma Ghouls started in hardcore and evolved into a crossover thrash juggernaut that captures the frenetic spirit of both worlds. Since 2014, they've brought the NYC borough's no-bullshit attitude to the pit with maximum velocity.

Arlington thrash metal. Ferocious late-80s Texas thrash with technical chops.

Providence, Rhode Island's Gamohra splice melodic death metal's harmonic intelligence into a thrash metal framework built for velocity and brutality. Since 2015, they've been one of the more technically ambitious acts working out of the New England underground.

Kansas City's Ganoderma — named for the medicinal mushroom genus — bring a melodic thrash sensibility to the Missouri heavy metal scene, balancing hook-driven songwriting with serious riff weight since 2018. They're one of the more interesting crossover acts in the Midwest's mid-sized city underground.

Elizabeth, New Jersey thrash act Gargoyle channels the caustic energy of classic speed and thrash metal into a punishing and direct style. Formed in 2021, they keep the attack sharp and the tempo aggressive.

Detroit's Gargoyle keeps it lean and mean with thrash metal rooted in the city's famously hard-edged industrial soul. A 2021 formation with Motor City grit baked into every riff.

Named for the hound that guards the gates of Hel in Norse mythology, Milford, Connecticut's Garm pursues a raw and cold black metal sound with appropriately grim intent. Active since 2021, the project carries its mythological namesake seriously.

Out of New Smyrna Beach, Florida, this Garroted zeroes in on the volatile meeting point of death and thrash metal, keeping the music volatile and kinetic. Formed in 2013, they represent the Sunshine State's durable tradition of no-nonsense extremity.

Boston's Gas Attack has been delivering volatile crossover thrash since 2012, tapping the city's deep punk and hardcore roots and fusing them with metal's aggression. Fast, blunt, and built to start pits.

New Castle, Pennsylvania thrash act Gaschamber has been grinding through the genre with blue-collar determination since 2013, rooted in the classic tradition of riff-heavy, mid-tempo aggression. Pennsylvania's industrial corridor produced a fittingly grim project.