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.

The Red Chord formed in Revere, Massachusetts in 1999 and carved out a distinctive position in extreme metal by combining death metal brutality, grindcore velocity, and metallic hardcore chaos in a way that presaged the deathcore genre before that term solidified. Their 2002 debut Fused Together in Revolving Doors introduced a fanbase to their erratic, high-density approach, and Clients (2005) sold over 50,000 copies in the United States. Prey for Eyes (2007) and Fed Through the Teeth Machine (2009) both charted on the Billboard 200. After a period of inactivity beginning around 2015, the band returned to live performance in 2022.

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.

Seattle's Theories have been delivering punishing death metal and grindcore under the Bandcamp name "Bashment" since 2014, favoring compressed, high-intensity bursts of sonic violence that sit at the more unrelenting end of Pacific Northwest extreme metal. Their work channels grindcore's economy of length alongside death metal's tonal weight.

These Machines hail from Binghamton, New York, combining technical death metal's precision with grindcore's blunt ferocity since 2011. The band's mechanically exacting riffwork and relentless pace place them firmly in the abrasive upper tier of upstate New York extreme metal.

Thicker than Blood come out of Detroit, Michigan with a ferocious hybrid of death metal, grindcore, and hardcore that has been tearing through the city's heavy underground since 2012. Their Motor City roots infuse their blunt, industrial-strength brutality with a gritty working-class intensity.