Minneapolis death metal and grindcore hybrid that emerged in 2010 with the Fear & Coercion EP. The band fuses blistering speed with metalcore breakdowns, drawing from the Twin Cities' long tradition of extreme music.

Bainbridge Island, Washington death metal duo creating brutality from an unlikely Pacific Northwest island locale. Their 2021 debut MCLMXV001 and follow-up Subterranean EP deliver uncompromising heaviness that belies their serene surroundings.

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania death metal project. Extremity from the city whose name means 'house of bread' — an ironic birthplace for death metal.

Fresno death metal unit named after the Egyptian underworld, delivering punishing extremity from California's Central Valley since 2014. Their full-length Destroyer of the Icon channels ancient mythology through a modern death metal lens.

Cumberland, Maryland death metal project with a bilingual edge — their 2017 EP La Movida Caníbal-Sesión Simultanea draws from Latin American extreme metal traditions while rooted in Appalachian isolation.

Pennsylvania death metal project named after the eye condition causing blurred vision. Medical horror from the Keystone State.

Herrin, Illinois extreme metal entity maintaining a relentless output since 2015. Eleven releases spanning black metal, death metal, and everything between demonstrate an insatiable creative appetite, with their catalog ranging from raw early EPs to more refined recent singles like An Unwanted Possessor.

Spokane, Washington death/thrash project. Eastern European-flavored extremity from the Inland Empire.

Lincoln, Nebraska death metal project. The Portuguese word for 'sharpener' channels blade imagery from the Great Plains.