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Morbid Joke is a provocative crossover thrash and grindcore outfit from Rauma, Finland, self-described as 'True Finnish Anti-Music' driven by total disgust towards modern music. Their catalog includes releases like 'Fuck The Mainstream, Here's Morbid Joke' and 'The Disgusting Perversions Of The Bourgeoisie,' delivering intentionally abrasive and confrontational sonic assaults.
San Francisco crossover/thrash band formed in 2021, bringing the Bay Area's storied thrash lineage into collision with punk-tinged crossover energy. A newer entry into a city that practically invented the genre, they inherit that tradition while keeping the tempos and attitude firmly street-level.
San Antonio crossover thrash band Morta, formed in 2021, channel the pit-ready aggression of hardcore punk into a thrash metal framework that keeps the energy volatile and the tempos punishing. They're part of a healthy wave of Texas acts reclaiming the crossover sound with serious conviction.
Washington state crossover thrash band Mortal Ground, formed in 2021, combine the reckless energy of hardcore punk with the precision and speed of thrash metal in the tradition the Pacific Northwest has long embraced. Their music is fast, abrasive, and built for chaos in a live setting.
Worcester, Massachusetts crossover thrash act Moss Folk have been shredding the line between hardcore punk and thrash metal since 2008, delivering fast, no-frills attacks with the street-level energy of the New England underground.
Erie, Pennsylvania crossover thrash act Mother Ship have been riding the circle pit circuit since 2012, delivering fast, aggressively fun music that owes equal debts to early Suicidal Tendencies and the East Coast hardcore scene.
Mr Marcaille is a thrash metal and crossover act from the historic Lorraine city of Verdun, active since 2013. The band brings the aggressive energy of crossover thrash to a city better known for its World War I legacy.
MRZST is a thrash metal, blackened crossover, and hardcore act from the Ural city of Ufa, active since 2019. The band delivers aggressive, genre-crossing compositions from the Bashkortostan underground.
Formed in Bergenfield, New Jersey in 1986, Mucky Pup played crossover thrash and hardcore with a comedic bent, debuting with Can't You Take a Joke? (1988) on Torrid Records. A Boy in a Man's World (1989) brought the band broader recognition in Europe, where they toured extensively and charted, and they subsequently signed to Century Media Records for Act of Faith (1992). The band went through multiple lineup and stylistic changes before disbanding in the mid-1990s.
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