Slamadeus are a Palmdale, California band formed in 2021, marrying the brutality of slam death metal and deathcore into music that treats heaviness as both punchline and end goal. The name is a sly classical reference that belies a sound built entirely on low frequencies and blunt force.

Slamologist are a Bradenton, Florida deathcore band formed in 2019, applying a scientific dedication to the genre's most brutalizing elements — breakdowns, gutturals, and dissonant riffing delivered with systematic precision. Florida's long history of death metal extremity provides the backdrop for their sound.

Slamwich are a Boston, Massachusetts deathcore band formed in 2014, layering the genre's trademark breakdowns and extreme vocals over arrangements with enough Boston grit to keep things grounded. A decade in, they remain a fixture of the New England extreme underground.

New Jersey's SlaughterHouseFive have been fusing death metal's crushing weight with deathcore's breakdowns and structural savagery since 2007, navigating the intersection of those two scenes long enough to predate deathcore's mainstream rise and fall. The literary nod in the name suggests a band with more going on than brute force alone.

Cincinnati death metal/deathcore outfit formed in 2020, combining the brutality of old-school death metal with the rhythmic breakdown-driven aggression of deathcore. Their sound leans into a heavier, more punishing direction within the Cincinnati underground scene.

Chaparral, New Mexico melodic deathcore and metalcore band formed in 2012, blending Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal guitar work with the breakdowns and dynamics of modern metalcore.

Utica, New York band formed in 2013 specializing in slam and brutal death metal with deathcore elements, known for bone-crushing low-tuned riffs and guttural vocal extremity.

Small Town Murder is a Chicago deathcore and death metal band formed in 2023, crafting brutal and crushing music that blends the down-tuned savagery of deathcore breakdowns with straightforward death metal aggression.

Smothered Sun is a Maine technical death metal and deathcore band formed in 2022, combining the intricate fretwork and time-signature complexity of technical death metal with the groove and breakdown dynamics of deathcore.