Out of Garden City, Michigan, this Torque operates in the heavy metal and hard rock tradition — a Midwestern band built on riff-forward songwriting since 2005.

Ottawa, Illinois' Torque merges groove metal's rhythmic heaviness with traditional heavy metal's melodic sensibility, a working-class Midwest metal act formed in 2005.

Named after the Grand Inquisitor, Norfolk, Virginia's Torquemada delivers unrelenting death metal since 2011, drawing on the genre's most punishment-focused traditions.

Bloomington, Indiana's Torturess weave together doom, sludge, and traditional heavy metal into a dense, riff-forward sound that recalls the crushing weight of Electric Wizard alongside the groove-driven swagger of '70s-influenced hard rock.

Atlanta, Georgia's Tortus play heavy metal with a classic bent, representing the American South's enduring appetite for riff-driven, no-frills metal that prioritizes power and directness over genre experimentation.

Muskegon, Michigan's Total Eclipse play heavy metal with strong hard rock roots, representing the Great Lakes region's taste for straightforward, fist-pumping metal with classic rock accessibility.

Los Angeles heavy metal outfit Total Eclipse draw from the deep well of Southern California's traditional metal scene, favoring no-frills riff-driven songwriting in the tradition of the city's storied underground.

Baltimore's Total Maniac bring a punk-edged ferocity to heavy and speed metal, channeling the working-class belligerence of Maryland's underground music scene into riff-driven, no-bullshit metal that worships at the altar of early metal excess.

Los Angeles veterans Tourniquet have been delivering a unique brand of Christian thrash and heavy metal since 1990, blending technically demanding riffwork with unconventional time signatures and lyrics rooted in faith and moral philosophy, making them one of the most distinctive acts in the Christian metal world.