Various, Stormwarrior, Torment, V8Wankers, Holy Moses, Kickhunter, Bonehouse, Traceelords, Torment, Twisted Tower Dire, Goddess Of Desire, Powergod, Nifelheim, Gun Barrel

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.