A Pennsylvania black metal act that materialized in 2022, Sinnihte pursues a stripped-down, orthodox approach to the genre, favoring cold atmosphere and uncompromising rawness over production sheen or modern embellishment.

Formed in 2024 in Enfield, New Hampshire, Sinnsearachd takes its Gaelic name into black metal territory rooted in isolation and the bleak New England landscape, a very new project staking out atmospheric, contemplative sonic ground.

A Minneapolis, Minnesota black metal outfit formed in 2024, Sinstate brings the stark, cold traditions of the genre to the Twin Cities underground, a brand-new project developing its voice within Minnesota's quietly strong extreme metal scene.

Modesto, California's Siom have been working in raw black metal since 2015, producing intentionally lo-fi, caustic material that prioritizes atmosphere and malevolence over any concession to modern production standards.

Fairfax, California's Siphoner is a young black metal project formed in 2024, working in the Bay Area's fertile underground scene and drawing on the raw, unadorned traditions of atmospheric and orthodox black metal.

A California atmospheric black/death metal act active since 2015, Sire melds the sweeping, post-influenced atmospherics of atmospheric black metal with the crushing brutality of death metal, crafting dense and layered sonic environments.

New York's Sire Languish is one of the newest acts in this index, formed in 2025, pushing experimental black and death metal into unconventional territory with an approach that resists genre rigidity from the outset.

Des Moines post-black metal project formed in 2021 that blends atmospheric shimmer and shoegaze textures with the rawer edges of second-wave black metal. Their sound leans toward the introspective and expansive, letting reverb-drenched guitar work carry emotional weight over blasting rhythms.

Spokane, Washington band formed in 2020 operating in the space between melodic black metal and outright death metal, combining riff-driven aggression with the atmospheric sweep that characterizes the Pacific Northwest's underground black metal scene. Their sound is dense and forward-moving, leaning on melodic guitar leads to cut through the harshness.