Chaos Machine is a progressive death metal band from Bangor, Maine that has been building a following in the New England underground since forming around 2010. Their self-titled 2017 album combines the raw power of thrash with progressive tendencies and melodic guitar work.

Chaos Relic is a death metal band from Jacksonville, Florida, drawing on the classic Florida death metal tradition with a lineup featuring current and former members of Yashira, Rhythm of Fear, and Graveview. The band released their self-titled debut in 2024.

Chaos Sanctuary is a technical death metal trio from New Jersey featuring members of Condition Critical, Volcandra, and Legionary, known for melding tech-death with djent, thrash, and jazz-fusion influences. Their 2023 concept album Instrumentality is built around the themes of Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Chaos Sculptor is a black and death metal project from New Orleans, Louisiana, created by guitarist Darrin Lett as a solo recording effort with session drums handled by a member of the Polish band Deathspawn. The project channels the raw aggression of both black and death metal with independent, self-produced releases.

Chaosphere is a US power and thrash metal band that fuses the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash aggression. The band operates independently, releasing music through their Bandcamp page.

Chaostrophe is a death metal band from St. Cloud, Minnesota, formed in 2008, that incorporates melodic and progressive elements into their approach to the genre. The band has operated independently in the Minnesota metal underground.

Chaotic End is a brutal death metal band from Gunnison, Colorado, founded in 2004 by the Parker brothers, that eventually evolved into the project Prophecy of Suffering. Their 2016 EP, later re-recorded under the new name, showcases dense, technical brutality rooted in the US brutal death metal tradition.

Chaotic End is a blackened brutal death metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2009, that blends the harshness of black metal with the density of brutal death metal. The band stands out in the San Antonio scene as one of the few acts pushing the blackened death metal sound.

Chaotic Entity is a death and thrash metal band from Grafton, North Dakota, formed in 2018, that blends brutal and melodic death metal alongside thrash influences, drawing lyrical themes from gore, science fiction, and social commentary. They released both a demo and the album Body Harvest independently in 2021.