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Moth Haven is a thrash/death/groove metal band from Roosendaal, the Netherlands, formed in 2015. They forge aggressive extreme metal at the crossroads of death and thrash.
Seattle's Mother Crone run a volatile mix of stoner grooves, doom weight, and thrash velocity, formed in 2015 in a city with deep underground metal roots — a band that treats heavy music as something that must also move fast.
Santa Clara, California's Mother Earth have been delivering no-frills heavy/thrash metal since 2016, maintaining a traditional approach to riff construction and song structure in the Bay Area, a region with a long and storied thrash lineage.
Bricktown, New Jersey's Mother Leeds take their name from the Jersey Devil legend and channel that regional mythology into heavy/thrash metal — active since 2016 in a state with a long tradition of no-nonsense metalheads.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania's Mother of Mercy have been fusing thrash metal aggression with metalcore structure since 2008 — a band that built its name on relentless live shows and a blunt, no-frills approach to extreme music.
Erie, Pennsylvania crossover thrash act Mother Ship have been riding the circle pit circuit since 2012, delivering fast, aggressively fun music that owes equal debts to early Suicidal Tendencies and the East Coast hardcore scene.
Motherfire is a thrash metal act from the Lombardy town of Briosco, active since 2009. The band delivers incendiary thrash from the Brianza area north of Milan.
Mothra is a thrash metal act from Caserta near Naples, named after the legendary kaiju moth monster since 2011. The band channels B-movie monster energy into aggressive, riff-heavy thrash.
Atlanta's Motivik bring a melodic sensibility to thrash and heavy metal, sharpening their riffs with hooky lead work and dynamic song structures that reflect the melodic thrash tradition. Formed in 2020, the band adds a distinct Southern personality to a style that can feel geographically detached.
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