Black metal project that migrated from Athens, Georgia to Denver. Three releases since 2018 including Celestial Revelations and The Pantheist explore spiritual themes through atmospheric extremity, the cross-country move adding a sense of wandering to their cosmic vision.

Bend, Oregon black metal project with seven releases since 2021. Their catalog — from the bleak Depression - Searching in Despair EP to Ashes and Emptiness — channels the high desert town's isolation into atmospheric, emotionally raw black metal.

Eugene, Oregon black metal project named after the capital of Turkmenistan, channeling exotic geographic inspiration through Pacific Northwest atmospheric extremity.

Los Angeles black metal act drawing from Tolkien's dark mythology, channeling the shadow of Mordor through SoCal's diverse extreme metal underground.

Black metal project of unknown origin with seven releases since 2024. The name — combining Asian mysticism with stone-based divination — frames their prolific output through an esoteric lens, with Necrodiversity suggesting a celebration of death's many forms.

Denver black metal project with five releases since 2018. Named after Burzum's infamous EP (itself Norwegian for 'ash'), their catalog — including Dead Christ Prayer and the split Pact Of The Black Goat — channels second-wave influences through Colorado's growing black metal underground.

Edmonds, Washington black metal project named after Scandinavian nature spirits, weaving Nordic folklore into Pacific Northwest atmospheric extremity.

Washington, DC black metal project whose 2026 debut Kollisjon — Norwegian for 'collision' — brings Scandinavian-language black metal to the American capital. Nordic aesthetics filtered through Beltway intensity.

Denver black metal project named after the demon king. Three releases since 2014 including Dark Ides of Summer and Sanctuary build a catalog of occult-themed extremity from Mile High City's fertile black metal scene.

Portland stoner metal project whose 2025-2026 releases blend heavy grooves with electronic remix culture. Named after the flowers of the Greek underworld, their New Paradigm album suggests a forward-looking approach to fuzz worship.

New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania black metal project from a town whose name provides ironic biblical resonance for anti-religious music. Minimal output from rural western PA.

Black metal project split between Kansas City and Los Angeles, blending heartland bleakness with West Coast extremity in a bicoastal assault on the senses.

Tampa death metal project named after the Great Duke of Hell. Three releases since 2020 including In Reverence To The Machine God blend occult and technological horror from the birthplace of Florida death metal.

Saint Paul, Minnesota black metal project whose 2019 EPs — some small star and Stranded — bring a delicate, lowercase aesthetic to atmospheric black metal. The floral name and celestial imagery suggest a softer lens on the genre's cosmic preoccupations.

Toledo, Ohio black metal project channeling the Rust Belt's industrial decay and harsh Lake Erie winters into frigid, atmospheric extremity.