Orange County doom and heavy metal project whose 2024 demo Demos That Tell The Same Tales hints at a band mining the past for eternal truths. Irvine may be synonymous with suburban sprawl, but Ancient Ruins finds weight and darkness in the gaps between the strip malls.

Denver doom metal project from the Colorado underground.

Los Angeles black/doom project debuting in 2025 with The Implications of Ascendancy. The EP blends black metal tremolo with doom metal's crushing pace, suggesting a band equally versed in both genres' darkest traditions.

Heavy/doom metal with gothic rock and neofolk elements from Austin.

Seattle doom metal conjurers active since 2011, dealing in occult-tinged heaviness across three releases including a live album. Their catalog channels the Pacific Northwest's perpetual gloom into ritualistic, riff-worshipping doom.

San Antonio, Texas doom metal project named after the volcanic rock.

Chicago and Oklahoma City doom metal collaboration channeling existential dread since 2021. Their full-length How to Look Forward to the Apocalypse pairs a darkly humorous title with genuinely crushing doom, while Life In Jars suggests a more intimate, claustrophobic heaviness.

Morgantown, West Virginia doom metal project with a staggering seven releases since 2024, demonstrating a creative output that borders on compulsive. Their catalog plumbs the depths of lo-fi doom with provocative titles and relentless productivity from the Mountain State.

Omaha doom metal project from the Nebraska underground.