Chico, California deathcore and melodeath project. Ethereal extremity from Northern California's Sacramento Valley.

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania deathcore project. Franklin County breakdowns from the south-central PA borderlands.

Tracy, California deathcore project named after Dante. The Divine Comedy rendered in breakdowns from the San Joaquin Valley.

Lubbock, Texas metalcore project. Collapse from the dusty flatlands of West Texas.

Sheridan, Arkansas deathcore project. Apocalyptic certainty from small-town Natural State.

Oakland, California deathcore pioneers and one of the genre's most influential acts. Their technical, melodically sophisticated approach helped elevate deathcore beyond simple breakdown worship.

Portland/Atlanta death metal, deathcore, and djent project. The geological name — sediment deposited by flowing water — suits their layered, technically demanding approach.

Boise deathcore act with five releases documenting their evolution since 2014. Their sound channels the technical brutality and breakdown-heavy approach of modern deathcore through a Mountain West perspective.

Denver deathcore newcomers who debuted in 2025 with Making Sense Of Our Decay. The EP delivers the crushing breakdowns and guttural punishment the genre demands, arriving from a Colorado scene increasingly fertile for extreme music.

Jamestown, New York deathcore and melodeath project. Piercing beauty from the southern tier of Western New York.

Springfield deathcore project from the Massachusetts underground.

Colorado death metal project.

Long Island deathcore outfit with a massive nine-release catalog since 2013. Their full-length Absolute Hope Absolute Hell and steady stream of singles demonstrate relentless productivity from a band deeply embedded in New York's breakdown-heavy extreme scene.

Technical Progressive Metal / Deathcore from Houston, Texas (early); Louisville, Kentucky (later).

Portland deathcore outfit whose 2020 debut Beyond the Watchtowers delivers crushing breakdowns and apocalyptic atmosphere from the Pacific Northwest. The album paints visions of civilizational collapse through the lens of modern extreme metal.