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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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Cleveland crossover thrash and sludge outfit arriving in 2025 with three releases including the wildly titled Balkan Night Fever. The incorporation of Romica Puceanu — a legendary Romanian singer — into their sound suggests a genuinely original fusion of Eastern European music and American sludge.
College Station, Texas crossover thrash act with two releases since 2010. Operating from Texas A&M's college town with a name that refuses to be taken seriously, they channel DIY punk energy through heavy, unpretentious crossover.
New York City crossover thrash band bringing Bay Area-meets-East Coast aggression to the five boroughs, delivering pit-ready fury with hardcore punk attitude.
Pasadena/La Porte, Texas crossover thrash act whose 2011 EP Blood, Sweat, and Beers captures the DIY spirit of Houston-area punk-metal. The title tells you everything about their priorities.
Orlando, Florida crossover thrash act with seven releases since 2023. The name is a statement of maximum excess, and their prolific output — including a self-titled debut and the surf-rock-referencing Beyond the Sea — delivers exactly the over-the-top chaos it promises.
Formed in Beroun in 2023, Atomic Wardead play crossover thrash with the high-velocity energy of Death Angel and the party-thrash spirit of Municipal Waste, releasing their debut full-length Beware the Dead in March 2024. Within months of forming, the young four-piece embarked on their first tour across Czechia and Germany.
New Jersey crossover thrash project with an astonishing fifteen releases since 2022. Titles like Dolphin Huntz Ketchup pair absurdist humor with reckless punk-metal aggression — one of the Garden State's most prolific and unpredictable acts.
Atominated blends thrash metal with crossover punk energy from Dublin, where they formed in 2013. Their nuclear-charged name captures the explosive, high-velocity fusion of metal and punk that powers their short, sharp compositions.
Atrocity Exhibition merges thrash metal with crossover from Breitengüßbach in Upper Franconia since 2020. Named after both the Joy Division song and J.G. Ballard novel, they bring post-punk intellectual edge to their Bavarian thrash-crossover.
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