Cleveland death-thrash band fusing the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of classic thrash. Their Ohio roots lend a blue-collar, no-frills heaviness to their music.

Canton, Ohio death and thrash metal outfit adding to the state's long history of underground heavy music, built on tight riffs and straightforward brutality. They keep their sound lean and their aggression focused.

Ashtabula, Ohio death-thrash outfit channeling the industrial edge of the Rust Belt into their music — brutal, fast, and direct, with little patience for polish or pretense.

Columbus thrash act CRS play straight-ahead, riff-forward metal in the classic Bay Area and Midwest tradition, prioritizing speed, tightness, and neck-snapping rhythm guitar work. Ohio's fertile thrash scene has sharpened their no-frills approach.

Cleveland thrash institution Crucified Mortals have been delivering ferocious, speed-driven metal in the classic tradition for years, carrying forward the Rust Belt city's proud underground metal heritage. Their music is built on relentless riffing and a blistering, no-nonsense attitude.

Columbus, Ohio thrash metal outfit Crysis brings aggressive, riff-forward heaviness to the Ohio metal scene. Tight, hard-hitting arrangements and a no-nonsense approach define their sound.