Everett's Mace fuse the pit-ready aggression of crossover thrash with classic metal riffing, coming in fast and low with every track. Since 2017 they've been a reliable dose of no-pretense, high-velocity heaviness from the Pacific Northwest.

Thrash metal with no fixed address, Madcap emerged in 2018 wielding the genre's core weapons — speed, aggression, and relentless riff momentum — without frills or compromise. Short, sharp, and built for volume.

Whiskey-soaked Southern / Groove Metal from Dallas/Newcastle.

Ripping Thrash / Death Metal from Spring/Houston.

Pennsylvania's Maelstrom conjure black metal that lives up to their name — dissonant, churning, and relentlessly unforgiving. Since 2018 the project has pursued a dark, uncompromising approach rooted deep in the genre's extremes.

Shoreline's Maelstrom have been driving thrash metal with mechanical precision and Pacific Northwest aggression since 2018. Their sound favors speed and technicality over nostalgia, pushing the genre forward without abandoning its essential fury.

Fort Worth's Magnus build technical progressive metal with a Texas sense of scale — sprawling, precise, and unafraid of complexity. Since 2010 they've pushed the boundaries of what progressive metal can sound like in the Lone Star underground.

Boston's Maidenhead smash death and thrash metal together with the righteous aggression of New England's storied hardcore and metal lineage. Since 2022 they've been proving that the crossover between those genres still has teeth.

South Jersey's Mail Order Bride fuse heavy metal muscle with thrash velocity, arriving out of Paulsboro in 2020 with an approach that favors skull-crushing directness over polish. Loud, blunt, and locally proud.

St. Cloud, Minnesota's Malefic Witch split the difference between power metal's melodic ambition and thrash's unrelenting drive — a pairing that produces something both anthemic and ferocious. They've been pushing that hybrid forward since 2018 in Minnesota's resilient metal community.

Ferocious Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington.

Ferocious Thrash Metal from Houston.

Ferocious Heavy / Groove / Thrash Metal / Hard Rock out of Texas.

York, Pennsylvania's Malicious Intent charge through power, thrash, and speed metal with an intensity that refuses to pick just one lane. Since 2018 they've delivered a high-energy blend that trades on the genre's most electrifying qualities.

Fort Myers' Malicious Intent keep thrash metal's essential fury alive in Southwest Florida — fast, aggressive, and built for the pit. A 2018 formation with a sound rooted firmly in the genre's golden-era DNA.