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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Sutter Cane is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania groove and thrash metal band formed in 2012, named after the fictional horror author in John Carpenter's film, blending punishing groove rhythms with thrash metal intensity.
Suture Self is a Thomasville, North Carolina death and thrash metal band formed in 2022, channeling the aggression of both styles into a direct, riff-heavy assault.
Sutus channel thrash, black metal, and crust from San Martin de la Vega south of Madrid, creating a volatile multi-genre hybrid. Active since 2014, they bring crossover fury to the greater Madrid underground.
Ljungskile's Svartvind pair thrash and black metal from the Bohuslan coast since 2024. Their Swedish name meaning "black wind" channels the dark gales of the Skagerrak into compositions of dual-genre aggression.
Svinibrod rip through thrash and death metal from Nymburk, combining the genres' most aggressive elements into a fierce hybrid. Their central Bohemian output channels raw, uncompromising extremity.
Fort Wayne, Indiana crossover thrash band formed in 2012, blending the high-velocity aggression of old-school thrash metal with the punk-infused directness of crossover, fitting comfortably alongside acts in the Midwest's underground extreme scene.
Springfield, Massachusetts crossover thrash band formed in 2011, playing fast and aggressive music at the intersection of thrash metal and hardcore punk, following in the tradition of East Coast crossover acts.
Boston, Massachusetts death and thrash metal band formed in 2011, combining the technical precision and brutality of death metal with the relentless velocity of thrash in the tradition of the New England extreme metal underground.
Baltimore, Maryland sludge, thrash, and hardcore outfit formed in 2001, known for dense, churning arrangements that blend the caustic brutality of sludge metal with thrash-derived aggression and hardcore intensity, placing them among the most distinctive acts in the mid-Atlantic underground.
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