Portland, Oregon's Throne of Awful Splendor practice blackened death metal with a title that promises baroque darkness and a sound that delivers — violent and dense, drawing from the Pacific Northwest's rich tradition of extreme underground metal since 2014.

Virginia Beach's Throne of Botis take their name from a demonic entity and channel that occult ferocity into brutal death metal that has been bearing down on the Virginia underground since 2016 — technically savage and deliberately oppressive.

Columbus, Ohio's Throne of Decay blend melodic death metal's sweeping, mournful leads with black metal's freezing atmosphere and abrasive intensity, carving a niche in the Midwest's growing extreme metal underground since their formation in 2022.

Portland, Oregon outfit Throne of Eyes formed in 2022 at the intersection of death metal brutality and deathcore breakdowns, channeling the Pacific Northwest's heavy underground into a punishing, riff-driven sound. Their approach leans into technical aggression without sacrificing the sheer weight that defines modern deathcore.

Hailing from Paducah, Kentucky, Throne of Legions have been weaving melodic black metal atmosphere into death metal ferocity since 2011, crafting a blackened death sound rooted in sweeping tremolo riffs and punishing rhythms. The band's melodic sensibility sets them apart from the sparse Kentucky metal underground.

Savage Gothic / Groove / Death Metal out of Texas.

Devastating Deathcore from San Antonio.

Out of Fulton, Missouri, Thrones of the Tyrant have been crafting melodic death metal since 2012, bringing Scandinavian-influenced melody and harmonic guitar work to a small Midwestern city with no natural metal infrastructure to speak of. Their persistence in building a sound more commonly associated with European scenes is a testament to the reach of melodeath's influence across American underground metal.

Birmingham, Alabama's Throng of Shoggoths take their Lovecraftian name seriously, conjuring thick, malevolent death-doom and sludge from the deep South since 2015. They merge the oppressive low-end rumble of sludge with death metal's abrasive attack, fitting naturally into Birmingham's storied tradition of heavy, regionally-specific extreme music.

Arlington Heights, Illinois's Through Ashes play melodic death metal that balances aggressive technique with melodic structure, drawing on the Gothenburg tradition while operating in the sprawling Chicago suburban metal scene since 2018. Their sound favors clean harmonic leads and muscular rhythms over pure brutality.

Newark, Delaware's Through Extinction blend melodic death metal's harmonic depth with the structural dynamics of metalcore, arriving at a hybrid sound that appeals to fans of both extremes since their 2019 formation. Their approach to brutality is tempered by melodic instincts and a taste for big, cathartic song structures.

Phoenix, Arizona's Through the Earth arrived in 2020 playing melodic death metal with the technical precision and harmonic depth that the genre demands, carving out space in the Arizona desert metal scene that has historically leaned toward thrash and doom. Their sound channels European melodeath influences into the dry, high-intensity environment of the Southwest.

Formed in 2015 in Dahlonega, Georgia — a small North Georgia mountain town — Through the Eyes of Hera play deathcore that incorporates mythological imagery alongside the genre's characteristic blending of death metal brutality and metalcore breakdowns. Their location in the Appalachian foothills gives them a distinct outsider quality relative to the better-known Atlanta metal scene.

Florence, South Carolina's Through the Eyes of the Dead are one of the more enduring acts to emerge from the mid-2000s wave of technical and melodic deathcore, having operated continuously since 2005 with a sound that foregrounds surgical guitar precision and shifting dynamics within extreme metal's most brutal frameworks. Their longevity has made them a touchstone for bands navigating the space between technical death metal and deathcore.

An Apple Valley, California act formed in 2021, Through the Oculus carves out a niche in melodic death and groove metal, blending hook-driven riff structures with the brutality of death metal's lower register.