From the small South Carolina town of Gloverville, Throne of Anguish layer symphonic bombast over heavy and black metal foundations, producing a dramatic, grandiose sound that carries the weight of their name with genuine conviction.

Portland, Oregon's Throne of Awful Splendor practice blackened death metal with a title that promises baroque darkness and a sound that delivers — violent and dense, drawing from the Pacific Northwest's rich tradition of extreme underground metal since 2014.

Seattle's Throne of Bone have been riding the black/thrash intersection since 2011, combining the reckless speed of old-school thrash with the filth and darkness of underground black metal in the Pacific Northwest tradition of no-frills extremity.

Columbus, Ohio's Throne of Decay blend melodic death metal's sweeping, mournful leads with black metal's freezing atmosphere and abrasive intensity, carving a niche in the Midwest's growing extreme metal underground since their formation in 2022.

Hailing from Paducah, Kentucky, Throne of Legions have been weaving melodic black metal atmosphere into death metal ferocity since 2011, crafting a blackened death sound rooted in sweeping tremolo riffs and punishing rhythms. The band's melodic sensibility sets them apart from the sparse Kentucky metal underground.

Operating out of Kalispell, Montana, Throne of Malediction have pursued an uncompromising black metal path since 2011, channeling the isolation and severity of Big Sky Country into cold, misanthropic compositions. Their sound sits squarely in the orthodox black metal tradition with no concession to melody or accessibility.

Throne of the Black Moon emerged from Spokane, Washington in 2019 with a focus on atmospheric black metal, layering dense tremolo passages and cavernous ambience to evoke the isolation of the inland Pacific Northwest. The band leans into the post-black metal tradition of blending harsh, raw black metal with expansive, cinematic textures.

Laredo, Texas border city black metal act Throne ov Blood have been operating since 2007, embodying the raw and sinister aesthetic that the 'ov' in their name signals — deliberately lo-fi, occult-tinged, and indifferent to polish. Their longevity in one of Texas's most isolated music scenes speaks to a genuine dedication to the black metal underground.

Derby, Kansas one-piece Throsk works deep in raw black metal and ambient territory since 2016, stripping the sound back to primitive aggression and abrasive texture with no concern for production sheen. The project fuses the nihilistic spirit of raw black metal with stretches of cold, isolationist ambient — a fitting approach for the flat, windswept Kansas plains.