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Los Angeles crossover outfit Septik Onslaught have been tearing up the Southern California scene since 2017, fusing hardcore aggression with the breakneck riffing of thrash metal. Their sound sits in the classic crossover tradition — short, mean songs built for pits and chaos — with a modern edge drawn from the city's diverse extreme music community. They remain one of LA's most energetic live acts in the crossover/thrash lane.
Death and thrash metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, formed in 1987, inspired by the early extreme metal scene emerging from that city alongside bands such as Mutilator and Holocausto. Their full-length Evil Never Rests was released in 2020 on Dies Irae Records.
Thrash/black metal band from Tamines in the Namur province, active since 2016, merging thrash metal's velocity with black metal's atmospheric darkness. Their hybrid approach creates a ferocious sound rooted in both genres' most intense traditions.
New Brunswick, New Jersey's Sepulchromancy arrived in 2023 fusing the murky brutality of death metal with the reckless speed of thrash. Their approach recalls the classic death/thrash hybridization of the late 1980s and early 1990s underground, updated with a raw modern production sensibility. They represent a worthy continuation of the New Jersey extreme metal tradition that has long thrived in the shadow of New York.
Thrash metal band from Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, formed in 2014. Their debut full-length Give Him Your Soul was released in 2015 through a joint effort between Eternal Hatred Records, Black Legion Productions, and Rising Records.
San Diego's Sergulath fuse orchestral grandeur with the raw edge of black and thrash metal, building a symphonic black/thrash sound that sets them apart in Southern California's scene since their 2018 formation.
Formed in 2025 out of Gilroy, California, Serpent and the Sun drive a groove-heavy thrash metal sound rooted in riff-forward aggression and thick rhythmic punch — a brand-new presence in the Bay Area's deep-rooted thrash tradition.
Los Angeles death/thrash outfit Serpentance formed in 2019 and channel the old-school ferocity of both genres — tightly wound riffs, barked vocals, and the kind of no-frills brutality that keeps the Southern California underground honest.
Out of Arbuckle in rural Northern California, Serpentera have been delivering death/thrash metal since 2018 — a two-genre hybrid that puts the pedal down on aggression and channels the raw energy of both traditions into a compact, punishing sound.
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