Oregon black/death metal outfit Kesselschlacht arrived in 2024 with a militaristic edge baked into their very name — their music carries the same sense of brutal, overwhelming force.

New York's Kevorkian have been at the intersection of death and groove metal since 2013, fusing the genre's extremity with the mid-paced, headbanging punch that groove metal demands.

Also hailing from New York, Kevorkianesque take the brutal death metal template and push it to its logical extremes — relentless, pulverizing, and technically accomplished in the service of maximum punishment since 2016.

Houston's Khepera weave progressive ambition through death and thrash metal, drawing on the technical flair of their city's storied extreme metal scene. Their sound rewards patience — dense arrangements that reveal new details on repeated listens.

Khrophus is a death metal band from São José, Santa Catarina, Brazil, with roots stretching back to 1993. The current lineup features Leonardo Chagas (vocals, bass), Adriano Ribeiro (guitar), and Carlos Fernandes (drums), and the band has built a steady discography including Presages (2009) and Eyes of Madness (2013), the latter a ten-track album showcasing their straightforward, groove-driven approach to old-school death metal.

Cape Coral, Florida's Kick Em Ugly fuse death metal ferocity with the swaggering grit of Southern metal, arriving at something mean-spirited and distinctly American. Their music carries a backwoods heaviness that doesn't apologize for itself.

Phoenix's Kilk operate at the intersection of melodic death metal and straight-ahead brutality, shaping riff-driven songs with enough melodic hooks to stick. Since 2018, they've been one of the more consistent presences in Arizona's heavy underground.

Tempe's Kill Command have been grinding out death-thrash since 2017, pairing mechanized riff construction with the relentless momentum of Arizona's desert-hardened metal scene. Tight, punishing, and built to destroy live.

Brutal death metal featuring founding members of Devourment, including vocalist Mike Majewski and guitarist Brian Wynn. Signed to Comatose Music.