Out of Long Beach, California, Satanófator deal in the grinding intersection of black and death metal — corrosive riffwork, blasting percussion, and a caustic, feral energy that owes as much to South American war metal as it does to the US underground. Formed in 2018, they carry the genre's most nihilistic traditions with conviction.

Phoenix, Arizona's Savage Necromancy emerged in 2019 with a death/black metal approach rooted in ugliness and ritual menace — the scorching desert backdrop a fitting home for music built around morbid atmospheres and unrelenting sonic punishment. They mine the classic death-black crossover with no interest in modernization, keeping their sound firmly in the tradition of early-'90s extremity.

Charlotte, North Carolina's Savage Tribe have been grinding out death metal since 2006, building a reputation on the Carolinas underground circuit through two decades of hard-hitting, no-frills brutality. Their longevity speaks to a genuine dedication to the craft — death metal built on the foundations of old-school technique and punishing live performances.

Washington State's Scab emerged in 2021 operating in the suffocating space between death and doom — slow, grinding compositions where death metal's brutality is stretched into agonizing, doom-paced dirges that feel both ancient and diseased. Their death/doom approach emphasizes atmosphere as much as violence, drawing from the moldering tradition of acts like Incantation and Autopsy.

Cincinnati, Ohio's Scab Hag formed in 2021 and carved out a niche in straightforward, no-frills death metal in the classic mold — grimy riffs, guttural vocals, and a sound that doesn't reach for complexity so much as it reaches for your throat. Their name suggests both ugliness and irreverence, two qualities that map cleanly onto the music.

Endicott, New York's Scabiasis are a brutal death metal act formed in 2024, arriving fully committed to the genre's most punishing conventions — blast beats, downtuned guitars, and guttural extremity in the tradition of the New York brutality scene. Young and freshly hatched, their chosen genre name (derived from a parasitic skin infection) signals exactly the kind of medical-horror aesthetic that brutal death metal has always favored.

Scapegoat is a death/black metal act formed in 2023 whose location remains unconfirmed, adding an air of anonymity fitting for music that operates at the intersection of two of extreme metal's most unforgiving traditions. Their approach suggests a rawness and adversarial intent typical of the underground black/death crossover.

Punishing Brutal Death Metal from Dallas/Fort Worth.

Dallas, Texas's Scaphism — named after the infamous ancient Persian torture method — have been delivering brutal death metal out of the DFW area since 2010, embodying the kind of morbid, relentless extremity that has defined Dallas's underground scene. Their technical approach to brutality sets them apart from more primitive peers, showcasing the melodic depth that can coexist with sheer sonic violence.