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Veteran southern heavy rock from Irving.
Phoenix's Pointbreak have been fusing Bay Area-style thrash aggression with hardcore's stripped-down urgency since 2017, forging a crossover sound that hits with the blunt force of both traditions. Their approach trades subtlety for impact — tight, violent riffs backed by the kind of vocals that feel more like a confrontation than a performance.
Formed in 2012 by Wilson (Evil Puke), Luan (slaughterrazor), and Alex Henrique Rangel, Poison Beer played aggressive old-school thrash drawing heavily from the German scene while weaving in crossover, black, and death metal influences. Their 2013 EP Poisoning the Priest laid out their provocative lyrical obsessions — alcohol, evil, and anti-religious sacrilege — over six short blasts of raw, unpolished thrash.
Poison Headache is a crossover thrash trio from San Diego, California, formed in 2010 by Phil Sgrosso (of As I Lay Dying), vocalist Andy Kukta, and drummer Kyle Rosa. Drawing on hardcore, crust, and thrash metal, the band released their self-titled debut through Metal Blade Records in 2016, which was praised for modernizing the crossover template with abrasive intensity and no-frills aggression.
Poison the Preacher is a thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore punk band from Bogotá, Colombia, formed in 2021. The band blends raw hardcore aggression with old-school thrash principles and released their debut full-length "Vs the World" in 2025 through Concreto Records. Their catalog also includes several singles and a split release from 2022–2023.
Staufenberg's Plutonia has been crafting traditional heavy metal since 2013, their name evoking both classical mythology and early science fiction. Their Hessian small-town roots ground a sound that reaches for the epic grandeur of classic '80s metal.
Speed and thrash metal band from Almeria, Spain, formed in 2015, racing through the Andalusian metal scene with relentless velocity. Their celestial name matches the blazing intensity of their speed metal.
Not to be confused with the legendary Bay Area thrashers, Switzerland's Poltergeist emerged in 2019 from Liestal with a modernized take on thrash. Their sound balances old-school riffing with contemporary production values, reflecting the Swiss tendency toward precision.
Thrash and groove metal band from Uithoorn and Amstelveen, Netherlands, active since 2009, delivering multi-layered thrash and groove metal from the Amsterdam metropolitan area. They bring versatile aggression to the Dutch metal scene.
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