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AntiFragile (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Oklahoma City crossover thrash band formed at a Power Trip show and fueled by that band's spirit, delivering riff-driven, pit-ready thrash with hardcore urgency.
Crossover thrash act from Kraków, formed in 2018. Cebulandia — a playful Polish name referencing onions — delivers punk-fueled thrash with tongue-in-cheek humor.
Crossover thrash band from Tours, France, active since 2009. They blend thrash metal speed with hardcore punk energy from the Loire Valley.
Crossover thrash band from Birmingham, England, active since 2010. They blend thrash metal with hardcore punk from the birthplace of heavy metal.
Chain Wolf is a Los Angeles, California crossover thrash band fusing the breakneck speed and aggression of thrash metal with the hardcore punk energy of crossover. Their sound captures the raw, street-level intensity that defined the mid-1980s crossover movement.
Yreka, California crossover thrash act Chains of Belmont blend hardcore punk aggression with thrash metal riffing in the tradition of mid-80s crossover. Their music is fast, raw, and steeped in the spirit of bands like DRI and Suicidal Tendencies.
Chaos Cross is a crossover thrash band from Boston, Massachusetts that fuses the aggression of hardcore punk with the riff-driven intensity of thrash metal. The band is part of Boston's active underground metal and hardcore scene.
Chaos Machine is a progressive death metal band from Bangor, Maine that has been building a following in the New England underground since forming around 2010. Their self-titled 2017 album combines the raw power of thrash with progressive tendencies and melodic guitar work.
Chaotic Evil is a crossover thrash band from Bakersfield, California that combines thrash metal riffs with hardcore punk aggression in the classic Southern California crossover tradition. The band operated independently before eventually splitting up.
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