Suffield, Connecticut death metal and melodeath project whose 2019 EP The Apothecary deals in precisely administered sonic poison. New England extremity with medicinal precision.

Durham death metal project from the North Carolina underground.

Blacksburg, Virginia death metal project with five releases since 2021, including the arcanum series. Operating from Virginia Tech's college town, they pair academic rigor with extreme music's visceral impact.

Taylor, Michigan death metal project whose 2016 self-titled debut channels Downriver Detroit's blue-collar intensity into punishing extremity. The name — suggesting imitation of first principles — adds philosophical depth.

Houston death metal project whose 2020 EP Cordyceptic Anthropomorph merges parasitic fungal horror with death metal brutality. The name implies systematic destruction on a grand scale — fitting for music this demolishing.

Westland, Michigan death metal project whose 2019 single Unscathed delivers unbowed extremity from the Detroit suburbs. The regal name promises dominion through heaviness.

Phillipsburg, New Jersey death metal project whose gnarly, grinding assault channels the Garden State's long history of extreme music into something visceral and uncompromising.

Portland death metal band named after the prehistoric short-faced bear, bringing similarly massive and fearsome sonic weight to the Pacific Northwest's fertile underground scene.

Deltona, Florida death metal veterans with roots stretching back to 1994 — distinct from the Norwegian avant-garde band. Five releases including Aspera Hiems Symfonia and Constellation document a band that has been part of Florida's extreme underground since the genre's golden age.