Pomona, California brutal death metal act merging hardcore aggression with suffocating death metal brutality. Their punishing sound reflects the intensity of the Southern California underground.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts groove/thrash act combining the groove metal heaviness of the early 1990s with hardcore attitude and thrash metal momentum. A heavy-hitting presence in the Western Mass underground.

Pittsburgh hardcore/thrash band fusing the aggression of crossover with steel-city grit. Short, fast songs and a no-frills attack reflect the working-class intensity of Pennsylvania's underground.

Tulsa's Constant Peril channel death metal, grindcore, and hardcore into a high-velocity assault that burns short and hot, drawing from Oklahoma's scrappy underground to produce raw, confrontational noise.

Baltimore's Constituents blend grindcore's velocity with death metal's weight and hardcore's confrontational edge, channeling the working-class grit of the Maryland scene into short, furious blasts of aggression.

Los Angeles, California crossover thrash band fusing the speed and aggression of thrash metal with hardcore punk's raw energy and attitude. Their LA origins place them in a long lineage of West Coast bands that bridged the two worlds.

Pittsburgh's Contrived occupy the rough intersection of death metal brutality and hardcore punk aggression, channeling the industrial city's working-class grit into pummeling, no-frills metal. Their sound favors groove and impact over technical showmanship.

Allentown, Pennsylvania's Controller ride the crossover thrash tradition hard, fusing hardcore punk's urgency with thrash metal's riff-driven ferocity in the vein of classic East Coast acts. Their live energy and no-nonsense attitude have made them a reliable presence in the regional underground.

Houston brutal death metal trio fusing hardcore aggression with old-school death metal.

Florida-bred death metal and hardcore crossover act merging the punishing heaviness of extreme metal with the aggression and directness of hardcore punk. The result is a collision of brutality that hits hard from both sides.

Tampa, Florida death metal and hardcore project connected to one of the genre's most iconic figures, bringing the crushing intensity of Florida's death metal legacy into collision with hardcore's raw energy. The Tampa scene's influence is unmistakable throughout.

Chattanooga, Tennessee death metal and hardcore band channeling Southern aggression through the collision of two of heavy music's most punishing subgenres. Their music hits with the combined force of both scenes' most brutal impulses.

Cottonmouth hit hard at the crossroads of hardcore, speed metal, and thrash, channeling the raw aggression of the midwest underground. They keep sets short and loud, favoring attack over subtlety.

Chicago act merging black metal's atmosphere with hardcore's directness and intensity into a sound that is urgent and bleak in equal measure. Their material hits hard and doesn't linger.

Rochester, New York thrash and hardcore crossover act channeling the aggressive energy of the mid-1980s crossover scene. Tight, fast, and confrontational, they're a natural fit for fans of both genres.