Murphy, North Carolina black/doom metal project with four releases since 2017. EPs like cerulean and emptiness explore color and void through atmospheric heaviness from the western tip of the Tarheel State, deep in the Smoky Mountains.

Seattle doom metal project whose 2017 debut Night of the Mystics invokes the Lovecraftian fish-god through ritualistic heaviness. The Pacific Northwest's perpetual grey providing the perfect atmosphere for their oceanic dread.

Massive Stoner / Doom Metal out of Texas.

Portland doom metal project exploding onto the scene in 2025 with seven releases, including the politically charged Deep State Thrombosis. Their rapid-fire catalog of crushing doom suggests a band channeling the anxieties of the moment into slow-motion devastation.

San Diego metalcore titans and one of the genre's most influential American acts. Seven releases spanning their Bandcamp catalog — including landmark albums Awakened and Shaped by Fire — showcase the precise dual-guitar harmonies and relentless energy that helped define modern metalcore from Southern California.

Milwaukee doom metal project with three releases since 2016. Deserve to Die and Deserted Temples channel Beer City's blue-collar melancholy into crushing, deliberate heaviness that matches the Rust Belt's weight.

California doom band whose name perfectly captures their approach — massive, sky-reaching riffs that slowly elevate through crushing weight into transcendent heaviness.

Roswell, New Mexico doom band whose isolated, desert-surrounded setting perfectly complements their slow, meditative heaviness — the town's UFO legacy lending an otherworldly dimension.

Iowa City doom trio crafting massive, patient heaviness from the heart of the Midwest, their glacial tempos and crushing tone embodying the vast emptiness of the Great Plains.