SweatCollector is a brutal death metal and grindcore band from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, formed in 2024, delivering slam-infused brutality and blastbeat-driven extremity.

Minneapolis goregrind outfit Sweatpants Boner formed in 2022, operating firmly in the absurdist wing of the genre with short, blasting tracks and characteristically irreverent humor.

Nashville outfit formed in 2022 that mashes together sludge metal's crushing low-end, powerviolence urgency, and power metal's aggression into a deliberately abrasive and genre-defiant sound.

Syzslak is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania band formed in 2012 that combines the toxic heaviness of sludge and stoner metal with the chaotic noise-blast of grindcore into a deliberately abrasive and unpredictable sound.

Austin's Taverner occupy the volatile space where metalcore collides with powerviolence and grindcore, a combination that makes their music as chaotic as the city's music scene is eclectic. Formed in 2016, they channel the blistering pace of powerviolence into song structures that occasionally open up just long enough to crush you with a metalcore breakdown before pulling the floor out again.

Furious Death / Thrash Metal / Grindcore from Houston.

Devastating Death Metal / Grindcore from Houston.

Norfolk, Virginia's Terrortoma arrived in 2022 with goregrind as their chosen weapon, the most medically specific corner of extreme metal and one that Norfolk's underground scene has rarely claimed for its own. They play with the requisite absurdist gore and blasting intensity the genre demands, but with the tightness of players who understand that speed requires discipline.

Punishing Grindcore / Sludge Metal / Hardcore from Houston.

Los Angeles's The Dolemite Project have been colliding grindcore velocity with crossover thrash's d-beat swagger and classic thrash riffing since 2016, producing short, punishing songs designed to leave listeners winded. Named with an eye toward exploitation cinema, they bring the same irreverent aggression to their music — fast, noisy, and absolutely ferocious. In LA's vast and competitive underground, they've carved out a distinctive niche at the chaos end of the thrash spectrum.

Evansville, Indiana death metal/grindcore outfit formed in 2016, combining the gut-punch brutality of grindcore with the riff density and darkness of death metal in the tradition of the American underground. Their Bandcamp presence keeps them rooted in the DIY extreme metal circuit.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina death metal and grindcore outfit founded in 2013, specializing in the short, savage burst of sonic violence that the genre demands. Their approach leans into pulverizing downtuned riffs and relentless drum work with minimal concern for subtlety.

Relentless Technical Grindcore / Mathcore from Allen.

Tulsa's The Unstable emerged in 2022 with a collision of death metal, grindcore, and industrial metal — a relentlessly punishing combination that replaces nuance with mechanical brutality. The industrial elements give their grind a cold, machine-like quality that distinguishes them from straight death-grind peers.

Louisville's Then We Died arrived in 2025 as a collision of raw black metal and grindcore — two forms of extremity that share a contempt for comfort and runtime. Louisville's rich history of heavy and experimental music provides an unexpected but fitting backdrop for a band this intent on sonic destruction.