Albany death metal project from the New York underground.

Battle Creek death metal project from the Michigan underground.

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania death metal project with seven releases since 2013, including the eclectically titled C.R.A.T.E Diggin' EP and bamboo forest EP. A prolific act whose diverse catalog suggests a restless creative mind working through multiple influences from central PA.

Raleigh death metal project from the North Carolina underground.

Pittsburgh death metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Boston death metal project named after the neurological condition of being unable to form mental images. A fitting name for music that operates in pure sensation rather than visualization.

Snohomish County, Washington death metal project whose 2017 EP TORTURED-EXISTENCE announces its aesthetic in capital letters. Raw, uncompromising death metal from the rural outskirts of the Seattle metro.

New York City death metal project with ten releases since 2020, making them one of the most prolific acts in the city's extreme underground. The Analytic Sessions and subsequent releases suggest a methodical, almost scientific approach to crafting brutality.

Honolulu black metal project from the Hawaii underground.

Heavy Melodic Black / Death Metal from Bryan/Caldwell.

Springfield, Missouri death metal project with eight releases since 2024 — a breathtaking pace that matches their name's reference to the cessation of breathing. Titles spanning Spanish (Brétema) and science fiction (Childhood's End) reveal eclectic literary tastes beneath the extremity.

Tampa death metal project from the Florida underground.

East Los Angeles crossover thrash project from the California underground.

Ruthless Death Metal / Deathcore from Eagle Lake.

Death metal act that migrated from Jacksonville to Houston, building a catalog of splits and full-lengths since 2017. Manufactured Dreams delivers the kind of grinding, unrelenting extremity that thrives in Texas's sprawling underground.