Sacramento power/speed/thrash outfit Critical Mass deliver high-octane riff attacks rooted in the Bay Area tradition, blending melodic power metal hooks with aggressive thrash tempos.

Bronx heavy/thrash outfit Critikill Mass channel the gritty street energy of New York City into a hard-hitting blend of classic metal muscle and crossover aggression.

Pioneering New York City hardcore/crossover legends, the Cro-Mags fused Hare Krishna philosophy with pit-wrecking riffs on their landmark 1986 debut 'The Age of Quarrel,' defining the sound of NYHC for decades.

Northern Virginia groove/thrash act Croatoan harness the hard-hitting mid-tempo chug of groove metal and the velocity of thrash, taking their name from the enduring colonial mystery carved at Roanoke.

Los Angeles-based Crom cast an unusually wide net across doom, sludge, grind, power, and thrash, resulting in a chaotic and unpredictable strain of heavy music from the SoCal underground.

Minneapolis-based Cromlech straddle the boundary between death metal, thrash, and nu metal, reflecting the diverse influences of the Minnesota heavy music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Portland, Oregon thrash band Cronic tear through fast-picked aggression and hard-nosed attitude, representing the Pacific Northwest's long-standing love for no-frills heavy metal violence.

Tacoma crossover/thrash act Crooked Cross fuse punk aggression with thrash metal riffing and hardcore bite, channeling the Pacific Northwest's DIY ethic into relentless pit-ready output.

Fayetteville, North Carolina hardcore/thrash outfit Crooked Cult dish out tight, fast, and unrelenting crossover material rooted in the confrontational traditions of both genres.

Seattle black metal/hardcore act Cross fuse the bleak intensity of black metal atmosphere with the visceral directness of hardcore punk, part of the Pacific Northwest's sprawling extreme underground.

Placerville, California thrash band Cross operate in the tradition of Bay Area and Northern California thrash, delivering straightforward, riff-first aggression from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

St. Louis crossover/thrash act Cross Examination tear through pit-ready anthems with razor-sharp riffs and hardcore attitude, carrying on the crossover tradition in the Missouri underground.

Orange County's Crossfaded merges the grinding momentum of groove metal with thrash's razor-edged speed, delivering a relentless California punch. Their sound is built for the pit, leaning on locked-in rhythms and muscular guitar work.

West Babylon's Crossfire forged a classic Long Island metal sound blending the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's raw intensity. Active in the New York underground, they brought anthemic riffs and speed to the region's storied metal scene.

Staten Island's Crotaline blends black metal's icy atmosphere with thrash metal's pummeling forward momentum, a combination that reflects New York City's historically eclectic underground scene. Venomous and aggressive, their sound evokes the serpentine predator in their name.