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Tampa melodic death and metalcore band drawing from Florida's storied death metal legacy while incorporating melodic hooks and metalcore dynamics into their ferocious sound.
Northwestern Pennsylvania death metal and deathcore act pairing pulverizing breakdowns with melodic death metal sweep and intricate riffing honed in the underground Pennsylvania scene.
Haverhill, Massachusetts death-thrash band channeling the Northeast's underground extremity through punishing riffs, aggressive tempos, and a raw, unpolished production ethic.
Minneapolis death-thrash band that spent the early '90s fusing brutal death metal aggression with thrash's propulsive energy, leaving behind a fierce legacy in Minnesota's underground.
Ashtabula, Ohio death-thrash outfit channeling the industrial edge of the Rust Belt into their music — brutal, fast, and direct, with little patience for polish or pretense.
Minneapolis technical death metal and deathcore band pushing the boundaries of extreme metal precision, combining punishing breakdowns with labyrinthine compositional complexity.
Hot Springs, Arkansas extreme metal band merging black metal atmosphere with death metal brutality and deathcore breakdowns, occupying the harshest corners of the Arkansas underground.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina death and groove metal band fusing head-snapping mid-tempo grooves with death metal's extremity, anchored in the Southeast's underground metal circuit.
Long Island death metal band Criticality grind out punishing, technically precise riffs with the no-nonsense brutality the New York underground has long been known for.
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.
Houston death/grind act Crone bring short, savage blasts of noise and brutality to the Texas underground, combining the gut-punch of grindcore with straightforward death metal punishment.
Manning, South Carolina death/doom/sludge outfit Crone Bog drag listeners through mire and rot, stacking funereal slow riffs with the decomposing murk of old-school death metal.
Denver death metal act Cronos Compulsion deliver punishing, precise brutality with the technical edge that defines the Colorado underground scene's approach to extreme music.
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.
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