Fort Worth, Texas's Misanthrope take an abrasive crossover approach, smashing death metal heaviness into the velocity of thrash and the raw, confrontational energy of hardcore for a sound that hits with the blunt force of a live wire since their 2023 formation.

Out of Longview, Texas, Monthra have been fusing groove and thrash metal since 2017 with the kind of knuckle-dragging momentum and snapping riff patterns that fit the East Texas industrial corridor they come from.

Ferocious Thrash Metal from Alice.

Blistering Thrash Metal from Plano.

San Antonio's Morgue 22 formed in 2022 playing a thrash-forward death metal hybrid that fits naturally into the Texas scene's tradition of crossover brutality. Their name's numeric suffix distinguishes them in the crowded field of mortuary-themed metal, and their music leans into both genres' taste for speed and aggression.

San Antonio crossover thrash band Morta, formed in 2021, channel the pit-ready aggression of hardcore punk into a thrash metal framework that keeps the energy volatile and the tempos punishing. They're part of a healthy wave of Texas acts reclaiming the crossover sound with serious conviction.

Razor-sharp Death / Thrash Metal out of Texas.

Fort Worth's Mortuary, formed in 2021, combine death and thrash metal in the Texas tradition of unsparing heaviness, blending the Metroplex's deep-rooted metal scene with a crossover attack that hits hard from both angles.

San Marcos, Texas's Mutant Disease blend heavy and thrash metal into a hard-hitting hybrid that carries the swagger of the former and the velocity of the latter, landing in the rowdy tradition of Texas speed metal. Formed in 2016, they operate in the fertile Central Texas corridor between Austin and San Antonio.