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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Santa Lucia blend heavy/power metal with crossover from the Lapland town of Kemi, combining anthemic grandeur with punk energy from Finland's far north. Active since 2012, they bring Arctic Circle metal to the Lapland scene.
Sarraski evolved from hardcore punk origins into a thrash/crossover direction from Bilbao, tracing the natural bridge between punk and metal that defines the Basque underground. Active since 2020, they bring Basque urban aggression to the crossover scene.
Savonarola play crossover and thrash metal from the Galician port of Ferrol, named after the medieval Italian friar who preached against vice. Active since 2011, they bring sermon-like intensity to the northwestern Spanish thrash scene.
Chicago's Sawdoff arrived in 2025 with a crossover thrash approach built for the pit — the kind of music that owes equal debts to D.R.I. and Pantera, with groove metal's punch layered under thrash metal's speed and the DIY ethos of hardcore crossover. Brand new to the scene, they're already positioned squarely in Chicago's heavy underground tradition.
Scream of Silence deliver thrash metal and crossover from the Occitanie town of Montauban, combining aggressive velocity with punk energy. Active since 2018, they bring paradoxical silent-screaming intensity to the southwestern French scene.
Ferocious Thrash Metal / Crossover from Dallas (early)/Austin (later).
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.
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