Aggravated Assault is a thrash metal band from Fairfield, California. Their 2025 live recording from Transplants Brewing captures the raw energy of a thrash band in their element — playing a Christmas show at a local brewery.

Oklahoma City crossover thrash project. The legal charge upgraded to a musical assault from OKC.

Old-school thrash in the Kreator/Slayer vein, formed in 2008. Invited to play Inferno Festival in Oslo off the strength of their early demos.

Aggression Core is a thrash metal band from Seattle, Washington. Their 1995 EP "Dead God" is a six-track relic of the mid-90s Pacific Northwest thrash underground, predating the era when grunge had all but eclipsed metal in the region.

Aggressive Crucifixion is a one-man thrash and heavy metal project based in Mexico City, formed in 2022. The project draws heavily from classic acts including Exciter, Venom, Judas Priest, Motörhead, and Manowar, channeling the raw energy of early speed and heavy metal into its solo-produced output.

Aggressor is a thrash metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their 2018 demo captures three tracks of raw, unpolished thrash from the New England underground.

Aggro is a thrash/death metal band from Hayward, California. Their 2020 release "Going Under OST" is a massive twenty-nine-track video game soundtrack, an unusual format that channels metal aggression into interactive entertainment.

Aggroculture is a thrash metal band from Allston, Massachusetts — Boston's legendary DIY music neighborhood. Their 2026 full-length "Scrumpydrinking Thrashcore Gimps" and a 2025 live recording capture the chaotic, irreverent energy of the Allston house show scene.

Aghartha is a post-black metal band split between Evansville, Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky. With six releases between 2016 and 2023 — including the full-lengths "Oceanic Womb" and "Avian" — the band crafts atmospheric, nature-influenced post-black metal from the Ohio River Valley.