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Farmington, MN · 2021–present · active
Farmington, Minnesota thrash and groove metal act formed in 2021, blending the rhythmic punch of groove metal with classic thrash aggression to produce heavy, head-banging material.
Fontana, CA · 2018–present · active
Fontana, California thrash metal band with roots going back to 2018, delivering the aggressive riffing and breakneck tempos of classic American thrash with a Southern California punch.
Philadelphia, PA · 2016–present · active
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania thrash metal band formed in 2016, drawing on both Bay Area and East Coast thrash traditions to deliver ferocious, riff-driven material with the city's characteristic grit.
Stockton, CA · 1989–present · active
Stockton, California heavy and thrash metal band also formed in 1989, blending the melodic directness of traditional heavy metal with the aggression and speed of thrash.
Granbury, TX · 2018–present · active
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Portland, OR · 2024–present · active
Portland, Oregon crossover thrash band formed in 2024, fusing hardcore punk's raw energy with thrash metal's technical riffing in the city's active heavy underground scene.
Painesville, OH · 2024–present · active
Painesville, Ohio death/thrash metal and hardcore crossover band formed in 2024, combining the extremity of death metal and thrash with the raw, confrontational energy of hardcore punk.
Poway, CA · 2023–present · active
Poway, California thrash and death metal band formed in 2023, blending the speed and technical riffing of thrash with the heavier, more brutal textures of death metal.
Chicago, IL · 2019–present · active
Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2019 operating across death, thrash, and doom metal, drawing on all three traditions to create a multi-textured sound that shifts from blasting aggression to slow, crushing heaviness.
Schertz, TX · 2012–present · active
Heavy metal band from Schertz, Texas, formed in 2012, carrying on the tradition of classic NWOBHM-influenced American heavy metal in the San Antonio area. Their sound is rooted in the twin-guitar, riff-centered approach of the genre's formative years.
Crystal Lake, IL · 2017–present · active
Thrash metal band from Crystal Lake, Illinois, formed in 2017 and unrelated to the Ohio groove metal act sharing the same name, delivering aggressive Bay Area-influenced thrash in the Chicago-area underground.
Dayton, NJ · 2011–present · active
New Jersey band formed in 2011 that began in death and thrash metal before transitioning toward deathcore, documented by Metal-Archives as progressing from death/thrash roots to a heavier breakdown-driven sound. They have built a following in the Northeast underground over their decade-plus of activity.
Asbury Park · 2010–present · active
Death and thrash metal band from Asbury Park, New Jersey, formed in 2010, combining the technical aggression of death metal with the speed and attitude of thrash in the tradition of East Coast extreme metal.
Pullman, WA · 2010–present · active
Blackened death and thrash metal band from Pullman, Washington, formed in 2010, fusing the darkness of black metal with the technical brutality of death metal and the kinetic energy of thrash in the Eastern Washington underground.
Baltimore, MD · 2010–present · active
Baltimore, Maryland band formed in 2010, working across heavy, power, and thrash metal styles with a broad approach that spans the melodic grandeur of power metal and the aggressive drive of thrash.

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