Calexico, California death metal project. Border-town extremity with maximum discomfort guaranteed.

Darien, Connecticut death metal project with a prolific output since 2021. Four EPs in three years — from the poetically titled Abstraction Bathes in Sunlight to Enshrining the Many-Fingered Grasp — suggest a creative mind working faster than most bands can keep up, channeling New England's extreme underground.

Long Island death metal outfit whose 2013 debut Konzert — German for 'concert' — nods to European influences while rooted in New York's legendary extreme music tradition. A band operating in the shadow of Long Island's death metal heritage.

Colorado death metal project.

Providence, Rhode Island death metal project with a staggering ten-release catalog since 2018, including original soundtracks for the Clash of Twilight game series. Their music blurs the line between extreme metal and cinematic composition, an unusual hybrid that sets them apart from the conventional underground.

Denver thrash metal veterans active since 2008, not to be confused with the UK band of the same name. Four releases spanning six years capture a band evolving from raw thrash roots into more atmospheric territory, with Distant Satellites marking a significant sonic expansion.

Columbus, Ohio death metal act that emerged in 2024 and wasted no time — a demo followed quickly by the full-length Systematic Torture in 2025. The title promises exactly what it delivers: methodical, punishing death metal from the heart of the Midwest.

Manchester, New Hampshire extreme metal project with an eclectic approach since 2020. Their split with Blu Anxxiety and a Black Sabbath cover of Black Hole Sun reveal a band drawing from multiple corners of heavy music, united by raw intensity.

Savage Melodic / Progressive Death Metal / Grindcore from Brownsville.

Death metal act that migrated from the Clearwater/Tampa corridor to Austin, Texas, carrying Florida's legendary death metal DNA into the Lone Star State. Their two albums — Age of Overload and Lords of Destiny — blend old-school Florida brutality with a fresh perspective.

Denver death metal project from the Colorado underground.

Walpole, Massachusetts death metal project delivering old-school extremity since 2022. Their Sacred Vessel EP and follow-up demo channel the New England tradition of grim, no-frills death metal — cold, dark, and unforgiving as a Massachusetts winter.

Euless death metal project from the Texas underground.

Milwaukee death metal project from the Wisconsin underground.

Chicago death metal outfit active since 2010. Their debut EP Burning Lies and full-length Living in the Wrong Time deliver straightforward, punishing death metal from a city whose extreme underground runs deep beneath the blues and jazz surface.