Cooper City, Florida black metal act active since 2018. Their EP Fortress in Space and full-length Omnicide pair cosmic settings with anti-religious fury, the suburban South Florida origins adding an unexpected dimension to their blasphemic vision.

North Carolina groove and heavy metal project with an impressive six releases since 2022. From Ceremony to Cybernetic Requiem, their prolific output spans the spectrum from traditional metal to futuristic heaviness.

Fort Wayne, Indiana black metal project exploring themes of impermanence since 2013. Their EPs Finite and Ephemera wear their philosophical preoccupations in their titles, delivering atmospheric black metal from the Hoosier State's second city.

Black metal project that migrated from Granite Falls, North Carolina to San Francisco. Two albums in quick succession — Reflection and The Ghost Town — channel the displacement of cross-country relocation into atmospheric black metal, the Sumerian deity name adding ancient weight.

Florida black metal project named after the Mesopotamian divine storm-bird. Four releases since 2021 blend atmospheric black metal with an almost dreamy sensibility — titles like Coasting and High suggesting a more transcendent approach to the genre than the Sunshine State usually produces.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee black metal project named after a character from Japanese Noh theater. Their 2025 EP In the Field of Lycoris Radiata — referencing the red spider lily, a flower associated with death in Japanese culture — channels East Asian aesthetics through atmospheric black metal from Middle Tennessee.

Lynchburg, Virginia black metal project named after Japan's infamous 'suicide forest,' with a staggering seventeen releases since 2013. The most prolific act in this catalog, their multilingual album titles — Russian, French, English — reflect a cosmopolitan ambition matched by relentless creative output.

Monument black metal project from the Colorado underground.

New Haven, Connecticut black metal project whose 2015 single Far and Few delivers atmospheric extremity from the Elm City. Brief but evocative, a snapshot of New England's black metal underground.