Various, Casbah, Jurassic Jade, X Japan, Yokosuka Saver Tiger, Mephistopheles, Jurassic Jade, Rude Seducer, Jewel, Jackal, Sqwier, Appeal!, Offender

Bay Area Thrash Metal

Riffs cut like machine tools, tempos past 200bpm, and a garage circuit that rewrote American metal.

West Midlands Metal

Downtuned riffs from a factory city — Sabbath to grindcore, four decades of Birmingham making music heavier.