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San Francisco · 2015–present · active
San Francisco thrash metal solo project. Bay Area speed metal tradition carried forward by a single artist.
Los Angeles · 2021–present · active
Los Angeles thrash act unleashing reckless energy since 2021. Their debut EP Hybrid Dreams delivers exactly what the name promises — unpolished, savage riffing with zero pretension and maximum velocity.
Santa Ana · 2019–present · active
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Los Angeles · 2016–present · active
Los Angeles thrash metal project from the California underground.
Los Angeles · 2022–present · active
Los Angeles thrash metal act attacking since 2022 with a live demo and multiple EPs. The Plague Ship and subsequent releases deliver aggressive, riff-driven thrash from a city that helped define the genre in the '80s and continues to breed new generations of headbangers.
Los Angeles · 2015–present · active
Los Angeles thrash metal act whose 2015 debut Forever In Hell delivers exactly what the title promises — relentless, fire-breathing thrash with no escape hatch. A contribution to LA's endless thrash revival.
Los Angeles · 2006–present · active
Pasadena thrash metal veterans active since 2006, later relocating within the greater Los Angeles area. Two full-lengths — Callous And Furor and the corporate-skewering Hubris, Inc. — deliver seasoned, technically proficient thrash from musicians who've been honing their craft for decades.
San Jose · 2011–present · active
San Jose thrash metal project from the California underground.
Danville · 1998–present · active
Danville, California deathcore and grindcore pioneers with roots stretching back to 1998. Six releases across a decade make them one of the earliest American deathcore acts, predating the genre's mainstream breakthrough from the East Bay suburbs.

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