Explore US Metal
Featured Album
Depression (2024)
Featured NYHC Album
Empire (2010)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured ambient black metal Album
Of Arcane Magic & Forbidden Knowledge: The Necromantical Passage (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse Bands
508 bands found
Svarog is a Clifton, New Jersey black metal band formed in 2017, taking its name from the Slavic deity of fire and the sky, playing harsh and atmospheric black metal with pagan undertones.
Svaroga is a Grand Rapids, Michigan black metal project formed in 2017 that extends its sound into dungeon synth territory, pairing raw black metal with the eerie, keyboard-driven atmospheres of that adjacent genre.
Svartalfheim is a Huntsville, Alabama black metal band formed in 2015, named for the realm of dark elves in Norse mythology, playing atmospheric black metal rooted in Northern European tradition.
Sventevith is a Houston, Texas black metal band formed in 2025, taking its name from Behemoth's debut album and forging a raw, early black metal sound within the Texas underground.
Sverdkamp is a raw black metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2014, dealing in the lo-fi, punishing aesthetics of the raw black metal underground with uncompromising intensity.
Sverker is a Newark, Ohio depressive black and gothic metal project formed in 2020, blending the anguished minimalism of depressive black metal with gothic atmosphere and introspective darkness.
Svetovid is a San Francisco, California black metal band formed in 2018, named for the Slavic god of war and divination, playing atmospheric and fierce black metal from the Bay Area underground.
Svoghast is a black metal project from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2019, crafting raw and atmospheric black metal in the tradition of the American underground.
Svolterr is an Indiana black/death metal and noise act formed in 2024, blending abrasive extremity with dissonant, chaotic textures in the vein of modern bestial underground acts.
Swallowed Whole is a Seattle, Washington band formed in 2018 that fuses death metal, doom, and black metal into a dense, morbid sound drawing from the darkest corners of Pacific Northwest extreme metal.
Swamp Lantern is a Seattle, Washington band formed in 2020 that merges psychedelic doom with black metal, conjuring dense, murky atmospheres that reflect the Pacific Northwest's overcast and foreboding landscape.
Tampa, Florida black metal project active since 2011, drawing on the raw, primitive end of the genre with the humid, oppressive atmosphere befitting the Florida underground scene.
New Hampshire black metal act formed in 2017, operating in the atmospheric and misanthropic tradition of American black metal with a sound shaped by the isolation of the northeastern wilderness.
Flagstaff, Arizona band formed in 2013 that fuses black metal, sludge, crust punk, and hardcore into a raw, confrontational sound that reflects the chaotic energy of the desert Southwest's DIY underground.
American black and doom metal project formed in 2017, merging the cold malevolence of black metal with the glacial, suffocating heaviness of doom metal into a dismal and atmosphere-heavy sound.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
US Metal Index indexes hundreds of US heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or country.
Yes — browse US death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse US black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for US thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse US metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse US hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for US metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
US Metal Index is an index of US 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 US metal scene.