Minneapolis-based Cromlech straddle the boundary between death metal, thrash, and nu metal, reflecting the diverse influences of the Minnesota heavy music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Arlington Heights, Illinois black/death band Cromlech traffic in cold, dissonant extremity rooted in the uncompromising traditions of underground Midwestern metal.

Northern California black/folk metal act Crone weave pagan atmosphere and acoustic textures into their blasting framework, drawing on nature worship and the wilder traditions of folk-infused extreme metal.

Sugar Hill, Georgia black metal outfit Crooked Cross deliver cold, misanthropic riffs and bleak atmosphere rooted in the rawer traditions of the Southern American underground.

Raw, furious blackened death metal. Project of JR Escalante (Nocturnal Hollow). Influenced by Mayhem, Darkthrone, and Inquisition.

Seattle black metal/hardcore act Cross fuse the bleak intensity of black metal atmosphere with the visceral directness of hardcore punk, part of the Pacific Northwest's sprawling extreme underground.

Fall River, Massachusetts black/doom/heavy metal act Cross Inversion draw on the bleak industrial heritage of their former mill city, crafting dark and oppressive metal rooted in the New England underground.

Anchorage black metal act Cross Rot conjures bleak, primitive darkness rooted in the isolation of the Alaskan wilderness. Their raw approach draws on second-wave traditions with a cold, unrelenting edge.

Staten Island's Crotaline blends black metal's icy atmosphere with thrash metal's pummeling forward momentum, a combination that reflects New York City's historically eclectic underground scene. Venomous and aggressive, their sound evokes the serpentine predator in their name.