Toledo, Ohio progressive death metal band formed in 2024, pursuing technically ambitious compositions that push the boundaries of conventional death metal.

Wichita, Kansas band formed in 2019 that evolved from deathcore roots into a symphonic and melodic death metal sound, incorporating orchestral elements and sweeping melodic structures alongside extreme metal aggression.

Salt Lake City death metal and hardcore hybrid formed in 2021, fusing the brutality of death metal with the directness and physicality of hardcore punk.

Long Island, New York titans of brutal and technical death metal, Suffocation are widely regarded as one of the most influential bands in the genre's history, with seminal records like Effigy of the Forgotten helping define the sound of technical death metal in the early 1990s and beyond.

San Diego death metal band formed in 2022, contributing to the active Southern California extreme metal underground with a straightforward approach to the genre.

Tempe, Arizona black/death metal and crust band formed in 2009, fusing the raw hostility of crust punk with black and death metal extremity in the tradition of the American bestial underground.

Orlando black/death metal and grindcore band formed in 2013, blending the chaos of grindcore with the darkness of black and death metal into a relentlessly aggressive extreme metal assault.

Suiciety is a death/thrash metal band from East Brunswick, New Jersey, blending the brutality of death metal with the kinetic attack of thrash since their formation in 1993.

Suigenocide is a Seattle, Washington technical death metal and deathcore band formed in 2023, combining intricate riffing and complex structures with the brutality of the deathcore aesthetic.