Progressive thrash/death metal quartet from Calumet City in the south suburbs of Chicago, drawing comparisons to Megadeth, Carcass, and Pantera. The band released their EP Inciting Insurrection while building a reputation in the Chicago-area heavy metal scene.

Melodic death metal band from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York that has operated under several names since 2004, committed to keeping melody intact without sacrificing heaviness. Their self-titled 2024 album continues a long history of emotionally driven, riff-forward melodic death metal in the Hudson Valley area.

Death metal band from Neptune, New Jersey carving out a space in the densely packed Garden State extreme metal underground. The band channels the grim energy of old-school death metal with a straightforward, uncompromising approach.

Nashville, Tennessee solo project started in 2012 by Matthew Plunkett, beginning as post-black metal and noise before migrating toward raw death metal and experimental noise across a prolific output of full-lengths, demos, EPs, and splits. Releases like Putrid Remnants (2020) reflect the project's ongoing evolution away from its atmospheric origins.

Michigan death/thrash metal side project that emerged from members of Violent Night, recording a single before disbanding as the parent band absorbed the group's attention. The project remained brief and obscure within the Michigan extreme metal underground.

Death metal and grindcore act from Cleveland, Ohio formed in 2004 as a gore-and-humor-themed side project of Violent Night members, releasing material on Electric Ice Records before the members moved on. The band has stated no plans to reform.

Gulf Coast grindcore featuring Insect Warfare drummer Frank Faerman.

Denver, Colorado death metal project helmed by sole member Patrick Bruss since 1999, crafting horror-drenched compositions steeped in pulp literature, Lovecraftian mythology, and the occult. Their 2005 Razorback Recordings debut Dedicated to the Impure remains a landmark of underground American death metal weirdness.

Progressive sludge and post-metal instrumental band from Upper Nazareth, Pennsylvania, building atmospheric and heavy soundscapes that reward patient listening. The band operates at the heavier end of post-metal, favoring texture and dynamics over conventional song structures.