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Proof (2024)
Featured Progressive Metal Album
Death Atlas (2019)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
05/08 @ Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Featured Death Metal Album
Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Sacramento thrash and heavy metal act that emerged in 2025, bringing Northern California's storied Bay Area thrash lineage into the new decade with high-energy riffwork and classic heavy metal swagger.
South Texas metalcore/thrash with interconnected members from Upon a Burning Body.
Richmond, Virginia crossover/thrash unit formed in 2018, playing fast, punk-informed thrash that channels the frantic energy of the Virginia hardcore scene filtered through shredding metal riffs.
Shatterer deliver thrash metal from Ciudad Real in Castilla-La Mancha, channeling aggressive velocity from the heart of the Iberian peninsula. Formed in 2022, they bring shattering intensity to the central Spanish underground.
Vicious Thrash Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.
Los Angeles thrash act Shellshock pulls from the city's storied speed metal legacy, delivering hard-driving riffs and aggressive tempos consistent with Southern California's underground thrash scene.
Buffalo, Minnesota's Sheogorath — named for the Daedric Prince of Madness — blends thrash metal's velocity with the icy venom of black metal, creating a chaotic and unpredictable sonic identity since 2017.
Los Angeles' Shepherd brings a melodic sharpness to their thrash-infused death metal, weaving the hooky aggression of melodic death into a sound anchored by California's long history of speed and precision.
Vicious Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Abilene.
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