Florida-bred death metal and hardcore crossover act merging the punishing heaviness of extreme metal with the aggression and directness of hardcore punk. The result is a collision of brutality that hits hard from both sides.

New York death metal band carving out a grimy corner of the state's long-running extreme music tradition. Their sound leans into the filth and decay that the genre does best.

Providence, Rhode Island death metal act trading in the kind of fetid, rot-soaked heaviness the name implies. They carry on the New England underground's taste for grime-coated brutality.

Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania outfit specializing in the most physically oppressive end of brutal and slam death metal, where breakdowns feel less like transitions and more like cave-ins. Their music is designed to destroy whatever room it's played in.

San Luis Obispo, California death metal and grindcore band channeling the chaotic energy of both scenes into short, vicious blasts of noise. They favor speed and savagery over any pretense of melody.

Jacksonville, Florida act blending death metal ferocity with the modern churn of deathcore, wringing maximum heaviness from every breakdown and blastbeat. Florida's deep extreme metal roots run through everything they do.

Fayetteville, North Carolina death metal band rooted in the straightforward brutality the genre has always demanded. No frills, no distractions — just the relentless pressure of well-executed extreme metal.

Indianapolis brutal death metal and grindcore outfit that makes no effort to obscure its intentions — the name says everything about the level of restraint on display. Their music is a short, violent exercise in extreme audio punishment.

Tampa, Florida death metal and hardcore project connected to one of the genre's most iconic figures, bringing the crushing intensity of Florida's death metal legacy into collision with hardcore's raw energy. The Tampa scene's influence is unmistakable throughout.

Baltimore, Maryland death metal band sharing a name with one of the genre's legends but forging their own identity in the mid-Atlantic underground. They carry the weight of death metal's most punishing traditions.

San Diego, California technical death metal act combining the surgical precision of the tech-death school with a commitment to genuine brutality. Their compositions reward repeated listens as the intricacies surface through the density.

Chicago, Illinois death metal band operating within the genre's most uncompromising traditions, adding their voice to the Midwest's healthy underground of extreme music. Straightforward, punishing, and unapologetic.

Chesapeake, Virginia death metal band contributing to the mid-Atlantic underground's steady output of extreme music. Their approach is grounded in the genre's core values of heaviness, speed, and unrelenting aggression.

Cincinnati, Ohio band threading together melodic death metal hooks, metalcore structure, and death metal weight into a sound that hits from multiple angles. The Midwest scene's appetite for heavy music with craft and melody is evident throughout.

Heavy Death Metal out of Texas.