$lutrot is a slam and brutal death metal project with members spread across Nevada, North Carolina, and Texas. The band emerged in 2018 with a split alongside Nephrectomy before dropping their debut full-length "$LAUGHTERED $LUT $TORIES" the following year, delivering a short but savage burst of guttural slam brutality.

(god-rot) is a progressive death metal and grindcore outfit from Rochester, New York. The band made their mark with their 2022 self-titled full-length, an eight-track album that fuses the technical ambition of progressive death metal with the frenzied velocity of grindcore.

...with Abandon is a death metal band from Bellingham, Washington, debuting in 2024 with the three-track EP "Scheele's Green." Named after the arsenic-laced pigment, tracks like "Hopefiend" and "Cinders of Seraphim" suggest a band drawn to morbid historical curiosity alongside their brutal sonic approach. The band represents the Pacific Northwest's continued contribution to American death metal.

.50Collateral is a death metal act from Alabama that emerged in 2025 with the four-track EP "Desolation of the Last Species." The release features track titles of escalating absurdity, culminating in the unforgettably named "Being Choked to Death by a Hillbilly with Banjo Strings and This Is the Last Thing You Hear." The band deals in raw, Southern-fried brutality with a pitch-black sense of humor.

0% Hate is a death metal act from Las Vegas, Nevada, active since 2016 with a demo and two EPs to their name. Their 2020 EP "At the Mercy of Your Own" — released in both standard and instrumental versions — showcases a contemplative strain of death metal with philosophical song titles like "amor fati" and "as all is merely random." The band brings an unusually introspective dimension to the Vegas extreme metal scene.

1 Body 6 Graves is a death metal outfit hailing from Columbus, Indiana, dealing in guttural brutality with tracks like "Writhing Mass of Bodies" and "Bestial Resection." Emerging in 2022 with a self-titled EP, the band delivers seven cuts of no-frills death metal built on grinding riffs, blast beats, and an unflinching fixation on gore. Their approach is firmly rooted in the American underground death metal tradition, favoring raw aggression over polish.

10-50 Nightmare is a death metal and groove metal band from Rotterdam, New York, debuting in 2024 with a self-titled four-track EP. Named after the police code for a traffic accident, the band plays a blend of chunky groove riffs and death metal aggression with an in-your-face attitude. Tracks like "Watch Your Tude Bro" and "You Make Me Feel Hatred" establish the band's confrontational tone.

100 Suns is a death metal project from San Francisco, California, releasing a single three-part EP titled "Perpetual Balance" in 2008. The EP's structure — three interconnected movements — suggests an ambitious, progressive approach to death metal composition. The project takes its name from the blinding flash of nuclear detonation, fitting for music built on overwhelming sonic force.

1000 Yard Stare is a death metal and groove metal band from the Detroit, Michigan area, active since 2000 with a career spanning nearly two decades. After an early self-titled EP, the band returned with the 2017 EP "Parasites" and the 2019 full-length "Benthic," named for the deepest ocean zone. Their sound merges the heaviness of death metal with the rhythmic stomp of groove metal.

12 Point Buck was a death metal and hardcore punk band from New Jersey, active in the mid-1990s. Their 1995 release blended the ferocity of death metal with punk energy, featuring tracks like "SK8 Board" and "Flog" that reflected the era's crossover sensibilities. The band was part of the fertile New Jersey extreme music scene of the 90s.

12Gaugedentalwork is a death metal act from Denver, Colorado, releasing two EPs totaling 15 tracks since 2024. With songs like "Sewer Wretch," "Slow Drip From The Attic," and "Necronomicum," the band trades in grimy, horror-tinged death metal. Their output places them in Denver's growing extreme metal underground.

1913 is a death metal and deathcore act from San Antonio, Texas, active since 2014. Their eight-track release features lowercase song titles like "peru," "more," and "americana" that hint at themes beyond typical genre fare. The band's name evokes historical weight, fitting for music that carries both brutality and gravity.

200 Stab Wounds is a death metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, who have rapidly become one of the most talked-about acts in modern American death metal since forming in 2020. With tracks like "Maggot Casket" and "She Was Already Dead," the band delivers filthy, old-school-inspired death metal with a slamming edge. Signed to Metal Blade Records, they have brought Cleveland's brutal death metal scene to international attention.

New Hampshire death metal project. Crude, direct, and unapologetically abrasive — Granite State extremity that doesn't waste time on subtlety.

Poughkeepsie, New York death metal project. Named after the espionage term for infiltrators within enemy lines — subversive extremity from the mid-Hudson Valley.