Akrasia is a black metal band from Salem, Massachusetts — a city whose witchcraft history makes it a fitting home for extreme metal. With eleven releases spanning 2011 to 2026, the project has been a prolific and enduring presence in the New England black metal underground.

Long Island, New York thrash metal project. Suburban aggression from the land of strip malls and speed metal.

Alastor is a thrash metal band from Hemet, California. With three releases between 2017 and 2021, including the full-length "Onwards and Downwards," the band plays aggressive thrash from the Inland Empire.

Rogers, Ohio thrash metal project. The meta-name — simply 'Album' — is either brilliantly self-aware or deliberately confusing.

San Francisco thrash metal project. The alchemical text name adds mystical weight to Bay Area speed.

Alchemist is a thrash/groove metal band from Los Angeles with a prolific output of fifteen releases between 2018 and 2020. The project's rapid-fire catalog includes EPs with names like "Bread" and "BOLDFACE," suggesting an irreverent approach to heavy music.

Alcocide is a thrash/heavy metal band from Dayton, Ohio. Their 2024 EP "Voices of the Dead" delivers three tracks of thrash from the birthplace of aviation.

Manchester, New Hampshire thrash metal project. The portmanteau combines binge drinking with mass destruction — party thrash from the Granite State.

Fairfield, California thrash metal project. Solano County speed metal keeping the Bay Area thrash tradition alive.