Asheville, North Carolina deathcore outfit bringing crushing heaviness to the Blue Ridge Mountains, proving that the region's artistic community extends well beyond folk and bluegrass.

Pittsburgh deathcore act delivering devastating breakdowns from the Steel City, contributing to Western Pennsylvania's consistently productive extreme metal scene.

Hartford, Connecticut death metal and deathcore project with two releases in 2025-2026. Their precisely formatted titles — with double slashes and parenthetical format markers — signal a methodical approach to extreme music.

Ripping Death Metal / Deathcore from Dallas.

Troy, New York deathcore outfit with two releases since 2015. The Global Purge and Dead World Divide deliver apocalyptic breakdowns from the Capital Region, the name leaving zero ambiguity about their intentions.

Salinas, California deathcore project whose releases Gateways to Nihility and Legion...Thou Hath Defiled channel mythological and biblical horror through crushing breakdowns. Named after the Minotaur's given name from Borges — literary brutality from the Salad Bowl of the World.

Denver death metal and deathcore project whose 2013 EP Solipsis explores the philosophical question of whether only one's own mind can be known to exist. Existential heaviness from the Mile High City.

Las Vegas deathcore project whose 2017 EP Cease The Plague Of Despair delivers crushing breakdowns from the desert entertainment capital. The name evokes a mental ward consumed by fire.

Suisun City/Napa, California deathcore project whose 2016 EP chetirye — Russian for 'four' — brings multilingual mysticism to Bay Area breakdowns.