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Out of Summit, New Jersey, Headlock clench down on groove-locked riffs and thrash-fueled momentum, forging a sound built as much on neck-snapping rhythm as on raw velocity. Formed in 2013, they channel the bulldozing mid-tempo menace of classic groove metal without sacrificing the bite.
HeadQuaker is a thrash/heavy metal band from Sweden, active since 2017 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Winston-Salem's Headripper launched in 2020 with crossover thrash in their blood and hardcore fury in their lungs, making them one of North Carolina's most promising new practitioners of the genre. Their approach is fast, ugly, and deliberately unrefined in all the right ways.
Headshake is a death/thrash metal band from Angers, France, formed in 2012. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Headspin is a thrash metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active since 2024 and delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash with relentless intensity. The project channels the speed and fury of the genre.
Headthrashers is a thrash metal band from Cascavel, Paraná, playing aggressive, politically charged metal with an explicitly anti-fascist stance. The band has released albums including Insurreição and Campos de Batalha, channeling the raw energy of classic speed and thrash metal from within Brazil's southern underground scene.
Las Vegas newcomers Headtrip formed in 2023 fusing traditional heavy metal foundations with the urgency of thrash, carrying on a classic twin-guitar attack suited to the neon desert. They arrive late to the game but with evident reverence for the genre's golden era.
Headwound is a death/thrash metal band from Cornwall, England, formed in 2019. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Heart Attack is a thrash/groove metal band from Cannes, France, formed in 2013. They blend thrash metal's velocity with groove metal's rhythmic punch.
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