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Detonacja is a crossover thrash and heavy metal band from Gdansk, Poland, formed in 2014. The project merges thrash metal with punk and heavy metal from the Baltic coast.
Brooklyn's Devastation Wagon have been grinding out vicious crossover thrash since 2011, blending hardcore punk fury with shredding metal riffs in the best tradition of the New York underground. Their sound channels the raw energy of the city's DIY scene — fast, mean, and built for the pit.
Devour the Sun is a black metal, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Chemnitz, Germany, formed in 2021. They fuse black metal's cold fury with the raw energy of crossover and hardcore punk.
Allston, Massachusetts' Dioxin have been tearing through the Boston area with relentless thrash metal since 2011, operating out of one of the city's most historically fertile neighborhoods for DIY music. Their sound is toxic and deliberate — fast, tight, and carrying the chip-on-the-shoulder energy that Boston thrash has always worn proudly.
Dirty Rotten Siberians is a crossover thrash band from Novosibirsk, Russia, formed in 2016. The project merges thrash metal with punk energy from Siberia's largest city.
Columbus, Ohio's Discretionary Kayoss have been tearing through the crossover thrash playbook since 2020, combining punk's stripped-down aggression with metal's firepower in the tradition the genre was built on. They bring a chaotic energy to the Columbus underground that the city's thriving DIY scene has always made room for.
Disease Gunthaar is a thrash metal/crossover/grunge band from Besançon, France, emerging in 2025. They blend thrash, crossover, and grunge into a diseased cocktail.
Dishonour the Crown is a crossover thrash, hardcore punk, and death metal band split between South Wales and London, formed in 2012 and driven by writer-producer Ron D. Their 2018 debut album The English Way spans eleven tracks of politically charged, groove-heavy thrash inspired by Pantera, Biohazard, and Napalm Death.
Disorder Bones is a thrash metal/crossover band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018. They play energetic crossover thrash from the Catalan capital.
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