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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Burlington, Vermont's Chronic Decay brings crossover thrash energy to New England's underground, fusing the raw aggression of hardcore punk with thrash metal's technical edge. Their fast, short, and angry songs capture the crossover spirit in its most stripped-down form.
Razor-sharp Crossover / Hardcore / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Cleveland crossover/thrash outfit Civil Disobedience fuse the raw energy of hardcore punk with thrash's technical precision, built for maximum impact in small, sweaty venues. They represent the Ohio underground at its most combative.
Denver's Clusterfux have been the Mile High City's crossover thrash standard-bearers since 1995, combining hardcore punk's aggression with thrash metal riffs into a relentless, politically charged attack. Active again since 2017 and signed to Beer City Records, their latest album Defy keeps the fury very much alive.
Crossover thrash act from Porto, formed in 2023. Cobrafuma delivers punk-fueled thrash aggression from northern Portugal.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Coffin Dust are a ferocious crossover thrash and death metal band that blast through songs with the speed and aggression of both traditions in full force. Philly's fertile extreme metal scene has produced few acts as relentlessly energetic.
Charleston, SC's Coffin Slide tear through crossover thrash with a hardcore bite, mixing pit-ready riffs and short, punishing songs that sit at the intersection of thrash aggression and punk velocity.
Los Angeles thrash veterans Cold Blood bring old-school precision and aggression to their work, channeling the Bay Area tradition through SoCal intensity in riff-forward, no-frills thrash metal.
Carbondale, Illinois' Cold Realm channels the aggression of crossover thrash with d-beat momentum and metal riffing — a lean, working-class attack from the collar-counties of southern Illinois.
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