Hayward/San Francisco Bay Area folk metal act weaving melodic death metal with folk elements, reflecting the region's multicultural musical melting pot.

South Amboy, New Jersey melodic death metal project with three releases since 2018. SPIRIT | DEATH and Undead deliver Scandinavian-influenced melodeath from the Jersey Shore, building a catalog that spans seven years of refined extremity.

Denver melodic death metal project. The name — a play on Artemis, goddess of the hunt — signals a predatory approach to melodeath from Colorado's thriving metal scene.

Leonardtown, Maryland groove metal and melodeath project whose 2015 EP It Was More Fun in Hell delivers infernal aggression with a darkly humorous title. Southern Maryland heaviness that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Houston melodic death metal act whose 2008 debut The Great Celestial Delusion channels cosmic disillusionment through Scandinavian-influenced riffing. Paradise in flames, rendered in dual harmonies from the Bayou City.

Hanover, Pennsylvania melodic death metal band bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Keystone State's small-town underground, balancing melody with aggression.

Los Angeles black/melodic death metal hybrid exploring ancient Near Eastern mythology through extreme metal, reflecting L.A.'s multicultural influence on its underground music.

Boise, Idaho melodic death/thrash project with an ongoing Chronicles of Suffering series since 2013. Three volumes trace an epic narrative of disillusionment through technically accomplished extreme metal from Idaho's capital — a state rarely represented in the genre.

Louisville melodic death metal act blending Scandinavian melodeath influence with Kentucky's own brand of Southern heaviness, bridging European melody with American aggression.

Evansville, Indiana melodic death metal band weaving Scandinavian-influenced melody into Southern Indiana's underground, bridging European influence with Midwestern determination.

Phoenix, Arizona melodic death metal project whose 2020 single Razor's Edge delivers sharp, Scandinavian-influenced extremity from the Valley of the Sun.

Knoxville, Tennessee melodic death metal project who released two EPs in 2023. Sea of Darkness and Through Storms Of Blood And Steel deliver dual doses of Scandinavian-influenced extremity from East Tennessee.

Inman, South Carolina black metal project with five releases since 2024. Cosmic Cries Of The Lonely Star and Depression capture both celestial grandeur and earthbound despair from the Carolina Upstate, their prolific output building an interstellar mythology at remarkable speed.

Toledo, Ohio melodic death metal act with two full-lengths since 2020. ACROSS THE AEONS and Eternity's End deliver ambitious, cosmically scaled melodeath that punches well above the typical underground weight class from the Glass City.

Plainview, Texas melodic death metal project — one of the few metal acts from the West Texas plains. Three releases since 2017 including Sanguinarium and Of Vacant Planes draw metaphorical power from the vast, empty landscape stretching to the horizon.