Rochester/Fairport, New York death metal act whose 2011 EP THE ROCK AND ROLL EP brings a tongue-in-cheek attitude to extreme music. Western New York aggression that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Kilgore, Texas death metal and hardcore punk project whose 2021 remix single bridges extreme music with electronic production. East Texas grit filtered through digital manipulation.

Denver groove metal outfit with two releases since 2014. Named after parasitic roundworms, their full-length The Raised Hand channels biological horror through heavy, rhythmically precise music from Colorado's capital.

Hartford, Connecticut death metal and deathcore project with two releases in 2025-2026. Their precisely formatted titles — with double slashes and parenthetical format markers — signal a methodical approach to extreme music.

Old Bridge, New Jersey thrash metal act who released two EPs in 2014. New Land and Outlets of the Sky deliver focused thrash from the same central Jersey region that spawned the Misfits.

San Diego death metal act that later expanded to Portland, a key voice in the West Coast underground since 2012. Three releases of war-metal-adjacent brutality including the single Nexus of the Black Flame have earned them a devoted following in extreme metal circles.

Midlothian, Texas death metal band operating from the DFW suburbs, adding brutal heaviness to North Texas's diverse and expanding metal community.

San Jose death metal band grinding out clinical brutality from the heart of Silicon Valley, proving that the Bay Area's extreme metal legacy extends well beyond thrash.

Kansas City death metal outfit delivering surgical heaviness from the heartland, channeling Missouri's overlooked but productive underground metal scene into unrelenting brutality.

San Diego death metal project whose 2021 debut Oceans Above inverts expectations — water above, earth below — through crushing extremity from Southern California's fertile heavy scene.

Boston death metal outfit with three releases since 2014. Devourer and Echoes of Carnage deliver punishing extremity from New England's academic epicenter, proving Boston breeds brutality as readily as diplomas.

Tucson death metal act channeling the Sonoran Desert's punishing environment into extreme sonic aggression, contributing to Arizona's growing metal presence.

Phoenix, Arizona death metal act whose 2008 debut Revolutionary Roots channels ancient Mesopotamian collapse through modern extremity. The fallen empire name fits naturally with the Arizona desert's own sense of civilizational impermanence.

Milwaukee death metal band bringing grinding extremity to Wisconsin's largest city, contributing to the Cream City's expanding heavy music landscape.

Ripping Death Metal / Deathcore from Dallas.