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Chicago's Through n Through have been playing a raw, uncompromising fusion of thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore since 2014, embodying the DIY ethos of the Chicago underground with no frills attached. Their sound is fast, aggressive, and indebted equally to Bay Area thrash and East Coast hardcore, filtered through a Midwest bluntness.
Furious Crossover / Hardcore / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Vienna-based Tigerwizard combine sludge metal, crossover thrash, and hardcore into a muddy, abrasive sound that grew heavier between their 2014 demo and their 2016 album "Born to Die." That full-length, recorded at Elephantwest Audio and mixed by Nikolaus Preglau, features seven tracks of downtuned, riff-heavy material rooted firmly in the American sludge and punk traditions.
Asbury Park's Tiki Torture formed in 2022 playing crossover thrash that marries Jersey Shore aggression with the party-destroys-itself energy of 1980s speed punk and thrash. They keep it fast, irreverent, and deliberately rough around the edges.
Seattle's Toe Tag formed in 2022 and immediately threw themselves into the crossover thrash tradition — short, fast, brutal songs that work equally well in hardcore and metal spaces, with the Pacific Northwest's sardonic edge baked in.
Dallas crossover outfit Tolar have been blending thrash aggression with death metal ferocity since 2014, delivering high-velocity riffs and punk-driven energy that keeps their sound firmly rooted in the pit-ready tradition of Texas heavy music.
Waukegan, Illinois' Tongan Death Grip tear through crossover thrash with the pit-ready aggression of bands who treat hardcore and metal as one continuous tradition rather than adjacent scenes. Formed in 2018, they wear their influences — D.R.I., Suicidal Tendencies, early Slayer — on their sleeve without apology.
Torment from Elizabeth, New Jersey formed in 2021, playing crossover thrash that blends the speed and spite of hardcore punk with traditional thrash riffing. The New Jersey scene's hardscrabble energy runs through their approach, keeping things lean and hostile.
San Jose, California's Total Badass play crossover thrash with the no-apologies irreverence the name implies, mashing punk speed with thrash riff sensibility in a style that owes as much to the skate-and-destroy ethos as to metal.
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