Blackened death and thrash metal band from Pullman, Washington, formed in 2010, fusing the darkness of black metal with the technical brutality of death metal and the kinetic energy of thrash in the Eastern Washington underground.

Atmospheric black metal band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2022, weaving sweeping, textured soundscapes within the black metal framework. Nashville's emerging extreme metal underground provides an unexpected but fitting backdrop for their expansive, nature-infused sound.

Boston, Massachusetts black metal and crust punk band formed in 2022, fusing the raw aggression of crust punk with black metal's darkness and atmosphere. Their name references the stryga, a witch-like creature in Polish and South Slavic folklore.

Black metal band from Kansas City, Missouri, formed in 2026, taking their name from the strzyyga, a vampiric undead creature from Polish Slavic mythology. Their entry in this index represents one of the newest formations in the current American black metal underground.

Depressive black metal project with connections to Loviisa, Finland, formed in 2020, working in the introspective, stripped-down tradition of depressive black metal with a Scandinavian orientation despite its US registration. The band's name is a Swedish-inflected phonetic rendering suggesting woodland isolation.

Experimental southern and black metal band from Nashville, Tennessee, formed in 2021, defying easy categorization by blending the atmospheric harshness of black metal with the roots-inflected heaviness of southern metal and a restlessly experimental compositional approach.

American black metal project formed in 2014 with no publicly listed city or state, operating in the anonymous underground tradition of the genre. The German name — meaning "assault rifle" — signals a militaristic, aggressive aesthetic consistent with certain strains of raw and orthodox black metal.

Atmospheric and raw black metal project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, drawing on the stark, vast landscape of the region to inform a sound that merges raw black metal's abrasiveness with expansive atmospheric textures. Their name is drawn from a Slavic word, adding an esoteric Old World quality to decidedly American terrain.

Black metal project from Loveland, Colorado, formed in 2023, conjuring cold, atmospheric darkness rooted in orthodox black metal tradition.