Chicago crossover thrash/hardcore band formed in 2022, fusing the breakneck tempos of thrash with hardcore's confrontational directness — their Spanish name, meaning "God willing," suggesting a pointed cultural identity within a genre historically dominated by Anglo voices.

Pike County, Pennsylvania death/groove metal and hardcore hybrid active since 2007, named after the aggressive African driver ant — a fitting moniker for a band that merges the relentless churn of death metal with groove-heavy riffing and hardcore's blunt force.

Richmond, Virginia stoner/doom metal band formed in 2013, named for the prophetic oracles of antiquity and channeling a similarly hypnotic, ritual-heavy atmosphere through slow tempos, fuzz-laden guitar tone, and the lysergic heaviness that defines the Virginia doom scene.

Nashville thrash/death/groove/Southern metal band formed in 2020, bearing the Virginia state motto — a phrase synonymous with defiant violence — as their banner while blending the riff-forward aggression of groove metal with the humidity and grit of Southern metal.

Staten Island progressive thrash/death metal act formed in 2023 that evolved toward deathcore, mapping a trajectory from technical complexity toward crushing modern heaviness — a New York City band navigating the intersection of precision and brutality.

Johnson City, Tennessee metalcore and groove metal band formed in 2022, blending the melodic aggression and dynamic shifts of metalcore with the heavyweight mid-tempo chug of groove metal — a young act from the Appalachian edge of the state's emerging heavy music scene.

Phoenix heavy/thrash act formed in 2018, delivering punishing riff-forward metal with the attitude of classic thrash filtered through a modern, muscular lens.

Thrash metal outfit hailing from Placerville, California, keeping the Bay Area tradition alive with driving riffs and aggressive, no-frills attack since 2011.

Sick Faith is a thrash metal band from Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, formed in 2007. They released their debut full-length "Blinded Nation" in 2013 through EBM Records, followed by "A Comedy Called Religion" in 2015 on Brutalized Records, with material covering themes of war, violence, and politics. The band has appeared on multiple Colombian metal compilations including two volumes of the Extreme Magazine sampler series.