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Los Angeles, CA · 2019–present · active
Los Angeles death metal and grindcore outfit Morgue Breath have been blending the putrid sensibilities of both genres since 2019, applying grindcore's velocity and brevity to death metal's more crushing sonic palette. The LA underground's appetite for extreme crossover sounds gives them fertile ground.
OH · 2022–present · active
Ohio's Morgue Dweller emerged in 2022 at the intersection of death metal and goregrind, specializing in the kind of grotesque, fast, and filthy material that both genres' most devoted fans demand. Their goregrind influence adds a particularly absurdist horror-movie dimension to the death metal foundation.
Dallas, TX · 2010–present · active
Ripping Brutal Death Metal from Dallas.
Franklin, KY · 2024–present · active
A fresh entry from Franklin, Kentucky, Morgue Memoirs launched in 2024 with a death metal approach rooted in old-school grime and decomposing atmospheres, representing a new voice in a historically overlooked state for the genre.
Queen Creek, AZ · 2020–present · active
Queen Creek, Arizona's Morgue Molestation hit the scene in 2020 with a brutal death metal attack built on relentless blasting, guttural vocals, and the kind of uncompromising ugliness that leaves little room for subtlety.
Denver, CO · 2024–present · active
Denver's Morgue Sermon blend black and death metal into a bleak and hostile hybrid, formed in 2024 with a sound that draws equally from the cold menace of black metal and the pulverizing weight of death metal.
St. Louis, MO · 2024–present · active
St. Louis death metal act Morgue Stench emerged in 2024 carrying the rank, festering spirit of old-school death metal, delivering the kind of putrid, mid-paced punishment that recalls the early '90s Florida and Swedish scenes.
Chicago, IL · 2022–present · active
Chicago's Morgue Supplier have been channeling the city's storied extreme music history since 2022, fusing death metal brutality with grindcore's concise and chaotic energy into a relentlessly volatile catalog.
Buffalo, NY · 2024–present · active
Buffalo death metal newcomers Morgue Terror formed in 2024, carrying on the rust belt's tradition of harsh, unpolished extreme metal with a straightforward and punishing approach to the genre.
Greenville, South Carolina, MS · 2021–present · active
Greenville, South Carolina's Morgue Walker bring a chaotic convergence of blackened death metal and grindcore to bear since 2021, favoring short, violent blasts that move between grinding ferocity and corrosive black metal atmosphere.
Denver, CO · 2016–present · active
Active since 2016, Denver's Morgue Whore weave melodic death, black, and traditional heavy metal into a distinctive hybrid — one that tempers extremity with hook-conscious songwriting and a flair for atmospheric contrast.
Boston, MA · 2020–present · active
Boston's Morgued have been carving out caustic death metal territory since 2020, drawing on the deep well of old-school influences that have long thrived in New England's underground while keeping the sound lean and savage.
Dallas, TX · 2018–present · active
Dallas death metal act Morguetology have been active since 2018, representing the Texas capital of extremity with a methodical and punishing brand of death metal that honors the old-school template without apology.
Pittsfield, NH · 2019–present · active
Pittsfield, New Hampshire's Morgul have pursued a death metal course since 2019, crafting the kind of cold, rural-flavored extremity that fits naturally with New England's long tradition of isolated underground metal.
Salinas, CA · 2004–present · active
Long-running Salinas, California act Moria have been bridging deathcore and death metal since 2004, outlasting countless scene trends to remain a fixture of the Central Valley underground with a brutal, technically grounded sound.

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