Fresh out of Indiana as of 2024, Ulcerated Blastula hit the ground running with a grindcore and thrash hybrid that favors velocity and blunt force over nuance. Short, hostile, and relentless — exactly what the name suggests.

Albuquerque's Ultimatum have been hammering out straightforward thrash metal since 2016, carrying the torch for the genre's classic aggressive energy in the high desert of New Mexico. No frills, no detours — just meat-and-potatoes thrash with some Southwest grit behind it.

Experimental atmospheric metal from Fort Worth. Early material explored avant-garde thrash territory. Releases on Visceral Circuitry Records.

Edwardsville, Illinois death-thrashers Unburied have been plowing through the American underground since 2006, fusing the morbid heaviness of old-school death metal with the kinetic aggression of thrash. No-frills and consistently bruising.

Formed in Los Angeles in 2023, Undead Legion channel the aggression and crunch of classic thrash into a no-frills attack with a distinctly modern SoCal edge. Young but combative, they're another entry in the city's long tradition of street-level thrash.

Out of Jasper, Alabama, Unstoppable Evil play meat-and-bones thrash with a Southern directness that doesn't waste time on subtlety since their 2020 formation. The name is a mission statement — no irony, just riffs.