Formed in Mobile, Alabama in 2019, Starcaller plays melodic black/death metal that layers sweeping guitar harmonies and atmospheric tremolo work over blasting rhythmic aggression.

Filthy Melodic Black Metal from San Antonio.

Stormkeep is a Denver, Colorado melodic black metal band formed in 2021 that blends the grandeur and sweep of Scandinavian melodic black metal with dungeon synth-influenced keyboards, having garnered significant underground attention for their debut EP.

Stormruler is a melodic black metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2021, known for sweeping guitar harmonies and a cinematic approach to the genre influenced by classic Scandinavian melodic black metal.

Melodic black/death metal project from Owensville, Indiana, formed in 2017, weaving sweeping melodic leads and tremolo-picked riffs across a framework drawn from both Scandinavian melodic black metal and death metal.

Based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Thousand Year War have evolved over a career stretching back to 2011 from melodic death metal foundations toward an increasingly melodic black metal sound, a trajectory that mirrors similar developments across the American extreme metal underground. The remote Colorado mountain town setting feels appropriate for music this expansive and cold.

Jackson, Michigan's Throne work in melodic blackened death metal, pairing technical riffing and scorched vocals with hooks and melodic leads that give the brutality a sense of dark, deliberate structure.

Hailing from Paducah, Kentucky, Throne of Legions have been weaving melodic black metal atmosphere into death metal ferocity since 2011, crafting a blackened death sound rooted in sweeping tremolo riffs and punishing rhythms. The band's melodic sensibility sets them apart from the sparse Kentucky metal underground.

A very recent entry from Woods Cross, Utah, Through Eternal Mourning emerged in 2024 playing melodic black metal with a strong emphasis on sorrowful atmosphere and clean harmonic guitar work alongside the genre's trademark harshness. Their arrival adds another voice to Utah's small but dedicated black metal community.