Oklahoma City death metal and hardcore band fusing the brutality of death metal with hardcore's confrontational intensity, with lyrics centering on the destructive pull of addiction.

Dallas hardcore/death metal addressing police brutality, racism, and trans visibility.

Death metal and hardcore crossover act from Cohoes, New York, formed in 2017 and drawing equally from extreme metal and hardcore punk.

Pennsylvania groove metal and hardcore act from Myerstown, active since 1997 before eventually operating under a different name.

Eugene, Oregon black metal and hardcore crossover band active from 2007 until their split-up, blending raw black metal atmosphere with hardcore aggression.

Oklahoma City brutal death metal and hardcore band Bashed In operated from 2021 until their breakup, releasing through Vile Tapes Records and building their sound around themes of hate and violence.

New York City thrash and hardcore crossover act C.I.A. were active from 1989 and tackled themes of politics, society, and destruction, placing tracks on compilations through Relativity Records, Combat Records, and the Speed Kills series.

Florida crossover act C.N.D. have been delivering a punishing blend of hardcore punk and thrash metal since 2016, operating independently out of the Sunshine State's underground scene.

Named after the plastic explosive, Boston's C4 began as a powerviolence outfit before shifting into crossover hardcore territory, gaining enough metal credibility to earn a Metal Archives listing on the strength of their release Payback's a Bitch.

Rockville, Connecticut's Cable underwent a dramatic stylistic transformation over their long career — from metalcore and hardcore beginnings in 1994 through to atmospheric sludge metal — earning placements on Hydra Head Records compilations and an Eyehategod tribute record.

Delaware death metal/hardcore hybrid formed around 2018, combining the brutality of death metal with hardcore's blunt social commentary.

Experimental post-black metal/grindcore/hardcore from Dallas.

Long Island, New York death metal and hardcore hybrid that emerged in 2014, blending the brute force of death metal with the urgent, confrontational energy of hardcore.

Atlanta band fusing death metal's heaviness with hardcore's confrontational energy, arriving in 2023 with a sound built around punishing breakdowns and extreme vocals.

New York's Castevet bring a post-hardcore edge to black metal's dissonant framework, threading progressive song structures through bleak, abrasive soundscapes that reward patient listening.