Baltimore black metal project forging dark, atmospheric grimness out of the Maryland underground. Their sound is raw and introspective, rooted in the bleaker end of American black metal.

Iowa-based act from Griswold fusing death metal intensity with groove metal's mid-paced stomp and heaviness. Their songs hit hard with a rhythmically focused, punishing approach.

Montana black metal project drawing on the cold isolation of Big Sky country to craft frigid, atmospheric grimness. Their music leans into raw, primitive black metal aesthetics.

Elizabeth, New Jersey black-death metal band fusing icy black metal atmospherics with death metal's unrelenting brutality. Their sound is dark, punishing, and rooted in extreme metal orthodoxy.

Pinckney, Michigan black-death metal band combining the icy aggression of black metal with death metal's crushing brutality. Their Midwest roots bring a raw, unpolished intensity to their sound.

Clovis, California black metal project conjuring cold, misanthropic atmospheres from the unlikely sun-baked terrain of the Central Valley. Their sound leans on the genre's most corrosive and unrelenting traditions.

American atmospheric black metal project drawing on the expansive, desolate side of the genre to build bleak and immersive soundscapes. The music favors texture and dread over pure aggression.

Los Angeles black metal and crust punk act fusing the rawness of both scenes into a filthy, anarchic racket that sounds like it was recorded in a squat and played through broken equipment on purpose. The LA underground grime comes through in every note.

New York raw black metal project stripping the genre down to its most primitive and corrosive essentials, favoring lo-fi hostility over polish. Their sound sits firmly in the underground tradition of American black metal at its most uncompromising.

Madison, Wisconsin band weaving black metal harshness together with post-metal's expansive, atmospheric qualities to build something both abrasive and meditative. The contrast between destruction and reflection runs through everything they create.

Kansas City, Kansas band drawing on black metal, death metal, and thrash in equal measure, building a crossover assault that refuses to settle into any one subgenre. The Midwest grit in their delivery is unmistakable.

Seattle black and symphonic metal band that layers orchestral grandeur over black metal's icy ferocity. Their sound is cinematic in scope, drawing on the gloom and grandeur of the Pacific Northwest.

Expansive Atmospheric Black / Post-Metal out of Texas.

Scorching Death / Black Metal out of Texas.

San Marcos, TX doom and stoner metal band that mixes heavy psych fuzz with the dirge-like pace of traditional doom. They ride the slow burn of Texas heat into heavy, hazy oblivion.