Albuquerque's Toxic Crusade, active since 2013, fly the flag for straightforward thrash metal in New Mexico, delivering the genre's classic elements — aggressive riffing, barked vocals, and relentless tempo — without pretense or compromise.

Portland, Oregon's Toxic Holocaust are one of the definitive names in the blackened speed and thrash metal revival, led by Joel Grind since 2002, forging a rawly produced and ferociously energetic sound that draws equally from early Sodom, Bathory, and Motörhead.

Orlando's Toxic Intent, formed in 2023, crash crossover thrash and straight-up thrash together into a ferocious and streamlined package, playing with the short-song urgency of hardcore and the technical riffing of thrash in equal measure.

A death and thrash metal band from Columbus, Florida, formed in 2019, Toxic Megacolon embrace both the clinical precision of death metal and the aggressive groove of thrash, delivering their extreme metal with a blunt, unpolished edge and a name that dares you to take them seriously.

Ripping Speed / Thrash Metal from Lubbock.

A thrash metal act out of the Quad Cities area, formed in 2024, Toxic Messiah arrive with the high-energy riff attack and confrontational attitude that define the genre's new wave, adding another entry to the Midwest's growing thrash revival.

Sheboygan, Wisconsin's Toxic Ruin, formed in 2016, play thrash metal rooted in the genre's core principles — punishing riffs, furious tempos, and a blue-collar Midwest work ethic that keeps their sound raw and unpretentious.

West Mystic, Connecticut's Toxic Shock, active since 2011, bring a straightforward and energetic thrash metal approach to New England, favoring classic song structures and aggressive delivery over modern reinvention.

Tacoma's Toxic Shock, formed in 2011, deliver thrash metal with the gritty regional character of the Pacific Northwest underground, playing the genre straight and fast without deviation from its core tenets.