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Ankara's Selftorture pair crossover thrash, hardcore, and death metal from the Turkish capital since 2023. Their auto-punishment name channels the infliction of suffering upon oneself into compositions of multi-genre, capital-city aggression.
Seppuka rip through thrash metal and crossover from Cesky Tesin, a border town straddling Czech and Polish territory. Their high-energy sound reflects the crossover tradition's fusion of punk urgency with thrash metal's technical aggression.
Furious Crossover / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Los Angeles crossover outfit Septik Onslaught have been tearing up the Southern California scene since 2017, fusing hardcore aggression with the breakneck riffing of thrash metal. Their sound sits in the classic crossover tradition — short, mean songs built for pits and chaos — with a modern edge drawn from the city's diverse extreme music community. They remain one of LA's most energetic live acts in the crossover/thrash lane.
Sgt. Slime deliver thrash metal and crossover from Turku, combining aggressive velocity with punk energy and military-themed humor. Active since 2017, they bring slimy commanding officer intensity to the southwestern Finnish scene.
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Cincinnati's Shankable Offense came out of Ohio's heavy music underground in 2020 playing crossover thrash that splits the difference between the pit-ready chaos of hardcore and the technical precision of thrash metal. Their name signals a deliberately irreverent attitude carried through their fast, aggressive approach to songwriting.
Eugene, Oregon's Sharkfucker have spent years pushing crossover thrash into genuinely experimental territory since 2013, treating the genre's collision of metal and punk as a starting point rather than a destination. Operating out of the Pacific Northwest's eclectic underground, they inject an anarchic, anything-goes unpredictability that sets them apart from genre purists.
Richmond, Virginia crossover/thrash unit formed in 2018, playing fast, punk-informed thrash that channels the frantic energy of the Virginia hardcore scene filtered through shredding metal riffs.
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