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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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Thrashsquatch! from Chesterfield deliver crossover and thrash metal with the cryptozoological enthusiasm their Bigfoot-referencing name demands since 2017. Their Derbyshire base channels the myth of the sasquatch through riff-driven, exclamation-point energy.
Thrashtalk from Cherbourg-Octeville on the Cotentin Peninsula deliver thrash metal crossover with the confrontational bravado their rap-referencing name suggests since 2018. Their Norman Atlantic-coast base provides a rugged backdrop for their trash-talking thrash.
Oakland, California outfit formed in 2018 who fuse stoner metal's hazy, fuzz-drenched weight with crossover thrash's punk-inflected velocity — a pairing that captures something of the Bay Area's tradition of genre-blending heaviness.
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.
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