Farmington, Minnesota thrash and groove metal act formed in 2021, blending the rhythmic punch of groove metal with classic thrash aggression to produce heavy, head-banging material.

Boston, Massachusetts technical death metal band formed in 2021, applying rigorous compositional complexity and demanding musicianship to the brutality of death metal in the style associated with the American technical death metal underground.

Quincy, Illinois hardcore and death metal hybrid formed in 2012, blending the confrontational directness of hardcore punk with the brutality and heaviness of death metal.

Death metal band from Santa Fe, New Mexico, formed in 2018, delivering raw and uncompromising death metal from one of the Southwest's more unlikely metal hotbeds.

Painesville, Ohio death/thrash metal and hardcore crossover band formed in 2024, combining the extremity of death metal and thrash with the raw, confrontational energy of hardcore punk.

Poway, California thrash and death metal band formed in 2023, blending the speed and technical riffing of thrash with the heavier, more brutal textures of death metal.

Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2019 operating across death, thrash, and doom metal, drawing on all three traditions to create a multi-textured sound that shifts from blasting aggression to slow, crushing heaviness.

Denver, Colorado brutal death metal band formed in 2023, delivering the hyper-technical riffing, guttural vocals, and percussive brutality at the core of the brutal death metal style.

Death-doom band from Newtown, Pennsylvania, formed in 2013, merging the crushing low-end of death metal with the glacial tempo and suffocating atmosphere of doom. Their name — the scientific name for the barred owl — lends a naturalistic, nocturnal quality to their sound.