New York City thrash metal outfit whose 2015 EP The Repression Chapters delivers politically charged speed metal from the heart of Manhattan. The name and music channel punk's DIY ethos through thrash metal's precision.

St. Louis thrash metal revivalists bringing umlaut-adorned fury since 2022. Their rapid output — three releases in three years including the Teutonic-tinged Re-Anarchatör — channels classic '80s thrash energy with a tongue-in-cheek embrace of the genre's most excessive conventions.

Denver thrash metal veterans active since 2008, not to be confused with the UK band of the same name. Four releases spanning six years capture a band evolving from raw thrash roots into more atmospheric territory, with Distant Satellites marking a significant sonic expansion.

Los Angeles thrash metal project from the California underground.

Manchester, New Hampshire extreme metal project with an eclectic approach since 2020. Their split with Blu Anxxiety and a Black Sabbath cover of Black Hole Sun reveal a band drawing from multiple corners of heavy music, united by raw intensity.

Atlanta black metal act named after Tolkien's greatest winged dragon. Since 2017 they've released Gateway Specter and Noctopoth, building a discography of atmospheric black metal that draws from Southern gothic dread as much as Norse tradition.

Death metal act that migrated from the Clearwater/Tampa corridor to Austin, Texas, carrying Florida's legendary death metal DNA into the Lone Star State. Their two albums — Age of Overload and Lords of Destiny — blend old-school Florida brutality with a fresh perspective.

Detroit thrash metal project from the Michigan underground.

Syracuse, New York thrash metal act arriving in 2023 with a self-titled EP. Sharp, focused thrash from Upstate New York's scrappy underground, carrying the torch for a genre that refuses to die.

Los Angeles thrash metal act attacking since 2022 with a live demo and multiple EPs. The Plague Ship and subsequent releases deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash from a city that helped define the genre in the '80s and continues to breed new generations of headbangers.

Los Angeles thrash metal act whose 2015 debut Forever In Hell delivers exactly what the title promises — relentless, fire-breathing thrash with no escape hatch. A contribution to LA's endless thrash revival.

Chicago thrash metal project from the Illinois underground.

Greeley thrash metal project from the Colorado underground.

Albuquerque thrash metal veterans active since 2008. Their conceptual An Infinite Winter series spans multiple volumes exploring themes of memory and mortality, while earlier releases deliver the raw thrash fury the New Mexico desert breeds so reliably.

Fort Smith, Arkansas thrash metal act whose 2019 EP Plague Of Humanity delivers pandemic-themed fury that proved grimly prescient. A blast of aggression from one of the Natural State's lesser-known metal strongholds.