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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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Portland, Oregon's Fall from Grace has been working the groove and thrash metal intersection since 2018, a city with a long history of heavy music providing the backdrop for riff-forward, rhythmically locked playing.
Philadelphia's Fall of Achilles formed in 2021 drawing from a wide net — groove, thrash, traditional heavy metal, and metalcore — reflecting Philly's history as a city where hardcore and metal have always bled into each other.
Rutland, Vermont's Fall of Time have been running thrash metal through the cold, isolated lens of the Northeast since 2017. Their music carries the no-frills aggression of classic thrash — fast, lean, and built around riffs that don't waste a second.
New York's Fall Out launched in 2020 with a stripped-down thrash approach that prioritizes velocity and attitude over polish. Raw and unapologetically aggressive, they represent the kind of underground thrash that lives and dies by the intensity of the live room.
Reno's Fall Silent have occupied the productive intersection of thrash, hardcore, and crossover since 2001, long enough to have watched trends come and go while staying true to a fast, abrasive, pit-friendly formula. Their longevity speaks to a consistent ability to deliver no-nonsense aggression.
West Haven, Connecticut's Fallen Angel occupy the thrash/death corridor, active since 1992 and shaped by the dense underground that emerged in the small New England state during metal's early extreme wave. Their sound carries the aggression of both genres without fully surrendering to either.
Seattle thrash act Fallen Angels formed in 2016, drawing on the Pacific Northwest's strong tradition of aggressive, underground-rooted metal. Their approach is rooted in the Bay Area thrash blueprint, filtered through the gritty, rain-soaked character of the Seattle scene.
Fallen Apart is a melodic thrash/death metal and metalcore band from Innsbruck, Tyrol, formed in 2016. The band's four-piece lineup focuses on lyrical themes centered on personal struggle, and they appeared on the Drowned in the Abyss sampler (Vol. II, 2018) with the track "Darkness."
Seattle's Fallen Idols have been working the death/thrash seam since 2012, a decade-plus run in a city better known for its extreme metal output than crossover appeal. Their sound is rooted in the bruising mid-era thrash/death style where speed and groove share equal billing.
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