Olympia, Washington's Modus play heavy/thrash metal that leans into the propulsive, riff-driven traditions of the genre, carrying the Pacific Northwest's DIY ethos into straightforward, aggressive territory. Formed in 2017, they keep things lean and direct without pretense.

Miami's Molech channel the ferocity of Florida death metal through a thrash-driven attack, combining the state's legacy of brutal extremity with the speed and aggression that thrash demands. Formed in 2021, they bring fresh energy to a city with deep roots in extreme metal.

Norfolk, Virginia's Moment of Violence charge forward with a groove and thrash hybrid that pairs headbang-worthy riff momentum with a raw, street-level aggression, active since 2024.

Los Angeles crossover act Momentum have been tearing through the city's underground since 2006, blending hardcore's rabid urgency with thrash metal's precision into a lean, relentless assault.

Buffalo, New York's Monarch play straight-ahead thrash and heavy metal rooted in the classic American tradition, carrying on the city's working-class metal legacy since their formation in 2014.

Hailing from Torrance in the South Bay of Los Angeles, this Monarch have been playing thrash metal since 2014, delivering the riff-forward intensity and aggression the genre demands.

Out of the Lehigh Valley in New Jersey, Monoceros have been playing progressive heavy metal and hard rock since 2004, bringing a melodic, technically ambitious approach to song craft over two decades of activity.

From the small city of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Monogon blend classic heavy metal sensibility with the cold, atmospheric edge of black metal, forging a distinctive sound in an unlikely corner of the Midwest since 2018.

Chicago's Monolith have been at the intersection of progressive and thrash metal since 1993, one of the longer-tenured acts in the city's underground, built on technical riffing and ambitious song structures.