Chesapeake, Virginia band working across death metal, deathcore, and technical death metal, combining the surgical precision of tech-death with the breakdown intensity of deathcore.

Chaos Brigade is a death metal and deathcore band from Paterson, New Jersey that blends melodic death metal hooks with the crushing heaviness of deathcore. Formed in 2017, the band draws on themes of life, death, and the unknown across their independently released material.

Crushing Deathcore from Houston.

Lancaster, California's Chernobyl Weenie Roast crashes deathcore's breakdown-heavy chug into death metal's technical brutality with a defiantly irreverent name masking a very serious sonic attack. The band leans into the most punishing elements of both styles.

Cleveland's Cholera straddle the line between death metal and deathcore, bringing Midwestern grit to breakdowns and blast beats alike. Their approach is direct and punishing.

Johnstown, Pennsylvania's Chronic Decay operates in the brutal death and deathcore space, delivering thick, down-tuned breakdowns alongside extreme metal riffing rooted in the genre's Pennsylvania underground traditions. Their approach favors brute force over subtlety.

Colorado Springs deathcore act Cleanse the Destroyers combine the brutality of death metal with the breakdown-heavy attack of modern deathcore. Their music is heavy and punishing, built for maximum impact in live performance.

A Palm Beach deathcore act formed in 2022, Coagula (FL) play in the tradition of Florida brutality while incorporating the heaviness of modern deathcore. Their 2023 release Rot is a showcase of low-tuned aggression from the Sunshine State underground.

North Carolina death metal and deathcore act Codex Obscura traffic in punishing heaviness drawn from the darkest corners of extreme metal. They combine the genre's structural aggression with moments of technical brutality.