A New Jersey heavy metal act formed in 2018, Transgression keep it straightforward and hard-hitting, channeling classic metal energy through a modern lens without straying far from the genre's foundational aggression.

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Springfield, Missouri's Transylvania lean into the Gothic mythology their name implies, delivering traditional heavy metal with a horror-tinted sensibility that fits the Ozarks' gothic underbelly since their 2017 founding.

Riverside, California's Trapmaker play straight-ahead heavy metal with a no-frills approach rooted in the classic American tradition, forming in 2017 and building a steady presence in the Inland Empire scene.

Detroit's Traumatize have been forging a hybrid of heavy and thrash metal since 2011, bringing the Motor City's industrial toughness to a sound that leans into classic riff construction and aggressive delivery.

Santa Cruz, California's Traveler are devoted practitioners of traditional heavy metal, formed in 2018 with a clear passion for the melodic power and galloping riff structures of the genre's classic era.

Sacramento's Traversing the Cliffs of Insanity pair their theatrical name with a heavy metal and hard rock sound formed in 2023, channeling the drama and arena-ready swagger that the name itself invites.

Glasgow, Kentucky heavy metal band that came together in 2023, playing traditional metal with regional grit and a straightforward hard-hitting style. One of the rare metal outfits flying the flag for small-town Kentucky.

Tremonti is a heavy metal band formed in Orlando, Florida in 2012 by guitarist Mark Tremonti, best known as the lead guitarist of Creed and Alter Bridge, as a vehicle for his heavier compositional ambitions. Debut album All I Was (2012) introduced a thrash-influenced sound with melodic vocals that departed sharply from Tremonti's main bands, and the project has since released six studio albums including Cauterize (2015), Dust (2016), A Dying Machine (2018), Marching in Time (2021), and The End Will Show Us How (2025). The band performs regularly and has evolved from a solo project into a stable four-piece lineup including guitarist Eric Friedman.