Lake View, Iowa NWOTHM project channeling classic heavy metal from the rural Midwest since 2012. Three EPs including Floods of Winter and Negative Existence deliver galloping riffs and soaring leads from one of the most unlikely metal outposts in America.

San Francisco NWOTHM stalwarts forging traditional heavy metal since 2013. Four releases including Other World and The Tower showcase Bay Area melodicism applied to classic metal structures — twin harmonies, anthemic choruses, and fist-pumping energy that honors the genre's golden age.

Orange County doom and heavy metal project whose 2024 demo Demos That Tell The Same Tales hints at a band mining the past for eternal truths. Irvine may be synonymous with suburban sprawl, but Ancient Ruins finds weight and darkness in the gaps between the strip malls.

Chicago heavy metal / nwothm project from the Illinois underground.

Heavy/doom metal with gothic rock and neofolk elements from Austin.

New Mexico/Colorado (early); Denver heavy metal / nwothm project from the Colorado underground.

Pasadena NWOTHM project whose 2016 demos capture raw, unpolished classic heavy metal from the Rose City. A grassroots contribution to Southern California's thriving traditional metal revival.

Philadelphia heavy metal / nwothm project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Los Angeles heavy metal / nwothm project from the California underground.

Jackson groove metal project from the New Jersey underground.

Las Vegas heavy metal act keeping the NWOTHM flame burning since 2013. Five releases including the boldly titled Dead Cops and various splits demonstrate a band with punk-adjacent attitude delivering classic heavy metal from the neon-lit desert.

Fort Wayne, Indiana NWOTHM project whose 2022 album LEGEND Vol 2 channels classic heavy metal grandeur from the Hoosier State. Traditional metal riffs and soaring vocals keeping the spirit of the genre alive in the Midwest.

Los Angeles heavy metal / nwothm project from the California underground.

Detroit heavy metal and thrash act whose 2012 debut Iron Funeral channels Motor City industrial decay into riff-driven fury. The title captures their aesthetic perfectly — metal music about metal's demise, forged in a city that knows something about rust.

Cincinnati heavy metal project whose 2020 single 2 Nights delivers straightforward NWOTHM energy from the Queen City. No pretension, just classic metal built on riffs and attitude.