Explore US Metal
Featured Album
Depression (2024)
Featured NYHC Album
Empire (2010)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured ambient black metal Album
Of Arcane Magic & Forbidden Knowledge: The Necromantical Passage (2026)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse Bands
349 bands found
St Helens is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Kenosha, Wisconsin, formed in 2013, delivering a straightforward approach to traditional metal with rock-inflected hooks.
St. Elmos Fire is a Sacramento, California melodic heavy metal band formed in 2015, drawing on classic metal traditions with an emphasis on strong hooks and twin-guitar arrangements.
St. Madness is a Phoenix, Arizona heavy metal band with roots going back to the 1980s underground scene, known for their campy theatrical persona and long-running presence in the American metal underground.
Stadium Eternus is a Portland, Oregon band formed in 2017 that began with traditional heavy metal before evolving toward atmospheric black metal and ambient soundscapes, blending vast, ethereal textures with black metal's raw intensity.
Stage Crew is a heavy and thrash metal band from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, formed in 2013, playing energetic, riff-driven metal rooted in the classic American thrash and heavy metal tradition.
Stagecoach Inferno is a Louisville, Kentucky heavy metal band formed in 2016, drawing on traditional metal with a hard-driving sound that evokes the rougher edges of the classic American metal underground.
Stainless is a Portland, Oregon heavy metal and speed metal band formed in 2008, delivering hard-charging, NWOBHM-influenced metal with a hard rock sensibility and a love of speed and melody.
Stand Ablaze is a Pocatello, Idaho melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2021, combining the melodic harmonic sensibility of Scandinavian-influenced death metal with the structural intensity of metalcore.
Star Viper is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania blackened heavy and thrash metal band formed in 2022, infusing the cold aggression of black metal into a framework of classic heavy and thrash metal riffing.
Heavy metal band from Pleasanton, California, active since 2018, Starch deal in straightforward traditional metal with an emphasis on muscular riffing and unpretentious songwriting.
Indianapolis progressive metal act founded in 2024, StarChaser blends intricate instrumental passages with rock-rooted hooks in the expansive progressive metal/rock tradition.
Los Angeles heavy metal band formed in 2016, rooted in the classic American heavy metal tradition with a no-frills approach to riff-driven songwriting and muscular song structures.
Heavy metal outfit from Vermillion, Ohio, formed in 2016, channeling the straight-ahead power and directness of traditional heavy metal from the shores of Lake Erie.
Indianapolis band formed in 2017 operating in the space between traditional heavy metal and stoner metal, delivering riff-forward songs with bluesy swagger and fuzzed-out tonal warmth.
Nashville heavy metal band formed in 2011, carving out a hard-edged niche in a city more commonly associated with country music, drawing on classic American and British heavy metal roots.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
US Metal Index indexes hundreds of US heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, heavy metal, progressive metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or country.
Yes — browse US death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse US black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for US thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse US metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse US hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for US metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
US Metal Index is an index of US heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the US metal scene.