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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Soundstorm is a technical thrash metal band from Belleville, New Jersey, formed in 2016, applying rigorous technical precision to the high-velocity thrash template in the tradition of the East Coast scene.
Sourblood is a thrash metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2021, trafficking in the hard-hitting, velocity-driven riff work that connects them to both the classic thrash canon and the contemporary underground revival.
Source of Pain is a Phoenix, Arizona crossover/thrash metal band formed in 2024, blending the hardcore aggression of crossover with straight-ahead thrash metal speed in the tradition of the genre's most frenetic practitioners.
Soured Ground is a Syracuse, New York band formed in 2016 that straddles thrash metal, crossover, and crust punk, embodying the raw, politically charged energy where the hardcore and metal underground intersect.
South Arsenal is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2017 that blends thrash metal's speed and aggression with metalcore's structural dynamics, carving out a hard-edged sound in the city's active heavy music scene.
South Kitsap Infidels are a thrash/groove metal band from Port Orchard, Washington, formed in 2019, drawing on the Pacific Northwest's deep metal heritage to craft punishing, rhythm-forward metal with a distinctly regional character.
Southern Brutality is a New Orleans, Louisiana thrash/groove metal band formed in 2020, merging the punch of groove metal with thrash intensity in a city with a long tradition of heavy, dark, and uncompromising music.
Razor-sharp Thrash Metal from Austin.
Southern Heretics are a Duncan, Oklahoma band formed in 2014 that fuses Southern metal's gritty, bluesy heaviness with the speed and ferocity of thrash, carving out a regionally distinctive sound from the Oklahoma underground.
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