Boise, Idaho death metal band bringing extreme music to the Treasure Valley, contributing to the Pacific Northwest's expanding reach of underground metal.

Brutal Technical Death Metal / Deathcore from New Braunfels.

Sarasota, Florida progressive death metal legends and one of the most technically innovative bands in American extreme music history. Their Bandcamp catalog includes Jupiter and Elements, representing the latest chapters from a band whose jazz-infused death metal has influenced generations since the late '80s.

Austin, Texas death metal project with seven releases since 2008, including the ongoing Eastland Tales saga. Their serialized approach to death metal — building narratives across multiple albums — demonstrates an ambitious, novelistic vision unique in the Texas underground.

Watervliet, Michigan NWOTHM project with two releases since 2011. Mistress Of Ghosts and the French-titled La Petite Mort EP blend classic heavy metal with gothic atmospherics from West Michigan's lakeshore.

Tampa death metal project whose 2019 debut Beneath the Cosmic Silence explores the void between stars through crushing extremity. Cosmic horror from Florida's death metal capital.

Phoenix, Arizona death metal project with six releases since 2016. Human Extract and Fallout Frenzy deliver desert-baked brutality with a prolific work ethic, building one of the most substantial death metal catalogs in the Valley of the Sun.

Seattle death/groove metal act from the Emerald City, blending crushing heaviness with rhythmic precision in the Pacific Northwest's deep metal underground.

Oakland/San Francisco sludge metal project with deep roots stretching back to 2003. Five releases including the lowercase-titled atone summer beats and beyond the clouds reveal a veteran act that has evolved from pure sludge into more atmospheric territory across two decades.

Death metal project named after the ancient Mesopotamian flood narrative, operating from an undisclosed location with mythology-driven extremity.

Brutal Deathcore from El Paso.

Torrington, Connecticut grindcore project with thirteen releases since 2004. Two decades and counting of pulverizing extremity make them one of New England's most enduring and prolific grind acts, their catalog spanning full-lengths, compilations, and everything between.

Phoenix death metal band named after the undead deity from D&D lore, delivering fantasy-horror-themed brutality from the Valley of the Sun.

Seattle death metal project whose releases — including the poetically titled Fuselage Aligned With the Stars — blend aviation imagery with musical decomposition since 2020. Death metal as controlled crash landing.

Greensboro, North Carolina death metal project named after the Greek Fate who cuts the thread of life. Three releases since 2013 including the colorfully titled Moroscapades demonstrate a band with both classical knowledge and a sense of humor.