Rockville, Connecticut's Cable underwent a dramatic stylistic transformation over their long career — from metalcore and hardcore beginnings in 1994 through to atmospheric sludge metal — earning placements on Hydra Head Records compilations and an Eyehategod tribute record.

Black metal act from Ashland City, Tennessee, operating in the shadow of the Appalachian underground since 2015.

Philadelphia doom/death metal band that emerged from the ashes of sludge act Black Urn in 2018, releasing the 2023 full-length From Roving About the Earth.

Elgin, Illinois thrash/groove metal band exploring themes of humanity and society through a heavy, metaphor-driven lens.

Formed in 2024 in Coventry, Rhode Island, Calling the Eternal meld groove and thrash metal with metalcore tendencies into a hard-hitting, contemporary hybrid sound.

Speed-obsessed, blasphemous death metal inspired by Angelcorpse, Krisiun, and Hate Eternal. Releases on Lavadome Productions and Iron Blood and Death Corporation.

Boston metalcore band active from the late 1990s through the early 2000s, rooted in the New England metal and hardcore scene.

Intense Metalcore from Austin/San Antonio/Corpus Christi.

San Diego act blending metalcore's melodic structures with the groove-driven punch of death metal and down-tuned heaviness, formed in 2024.

Cast Adrift from Dallas, NC merge melodic death metal's hook-forward songwriting with metalcore's rhythmic punch, leaning hard into dual-guitar melody over breakdowns.

Connecticut's Cast in Blood occupy the cross-section of melodic death and metalcore, favoring driving tempos and clean-to-harsh vocal contrast over the more abrasive end of the death metal spectrum.

Castle Ultra from Rancho Cucamonga blend melodic death metal's harmonic richness with metalcore's structural dynamics, layering clean melodic passages against heavier, breakdown-driven sections.

Catalysis channels the Tampa thrash tradition with aggressive, tightly wound riffing and barked vocals that recall the late-80s Bay Area and Florida crossover scenes. Their approach is direct and punishing, favoring speed and groove over technical showboating.

Hard-hitting metalcore from Austin.

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