St. Louis band merging death metal's aggression with power metal's melodic drive into an intense and dynamic sound. Cycle of Ruin channels Midwestern heavy music intensity through shifting tempos and brutal-yet-melodic riff work.

Denver death metal band dealing in guttural, unrefined brutality from the Colorado underground. Cyclonusfilth strips death metal down to its most primal and filthy core.

Razor-sharp Melodic Death / Thrash Metal from Dallas.

Utica, New York band merging progressive metal's technical ambition with the brutality of death metal. Cymatics draws on the science of sound and vibration as conceptual framework, building complex compositions from intricate rhythms and heavy riff structures.

Boston death/grind band operating in the New England extreme metal underground with an unrelenting approach to brutality and noise. Cynicism attacks with short, punishing blasts of combined death metal and grindcore aggression.

Boise, Idaho brutal death metal band delivering pulverizing, technically executed brutality from the Mountain West underground. Cynosure combines crushing riff structures with merciless percussion in the classic American brutal death metal tradition.

Seattle death metal band operating in the Pacific Northwest underground with a punishing and straightforward approach to brutality. Cystic deals in the foundational elements of American death metal without embellishment.

Asheville, North Carolina brutal death and grindcore band piling grotesque extremity onto a foundation of pummeling low-tuned riffs and blast-beat ferocity. Cystic Nourishment weaponizes Appalachian underground intensity through the most unrelenting corners of extreme metal.

Palm Desert, California brutal death and slam metal project known for grotesque sonic extremity and experimental tendencies. Cytoplasm pushes the outer limits of brutal death metal with unconventional, visceral compositions from the California desert.