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The Withering Lands (2024)
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Croaking For Entrails (2017)
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Thy Entity of Evil (2022)
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Ripping Power / Thrash Metal from Fort Worth.
Relentless Heavy / Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Relentless Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Dallas death/thrash metal. Obscure but vicious late-80s Texas extremity.
Heavy Groove Metal from McAllen.
Furious Thrash Metal from Santa Cruz, California (early); Texas (later).
Hard-hitting Melodic Groove Metal / Metalcore from Dallas.
Filthy Sludge Metal out of Texas.
Raw blackened speed metal channeling Motorhead and Judas Priest through an extreme metal lens. 'Midnight Assassin' is a nine-track ode to serial killers.
Blistering Speed / Thrash Metal from New Braunfels.
Ferocious Thrash Metal / Crossover from Dallas (early)/Austin (later).
Furious Crossover / Thrash Metal from Houston.
Razor-sharp Death / Thrash Metal from San Antonio.
Vicious Thrash / Groove Metal from Austin.
Dallas newcomers Shadowed Sacrifice launched in 2025 with a ferocious convergence of black, death, and thrash metal, arriving fully committed to extremity from the start. The trio of genre influences produces a venomous, fast-moving sound that reflects the uncompromising intensity of the Texas underground.
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Texas Metal Index is an index of Texas heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the Texas metal scene.