Green Bay thrash metal project from the Wisconsin underground.

Baltimore groove metal and metalcore project whose 2017 demo captures raw, unpolished aggression from Charm City's heavy underground. The Egyptian mythology motif paired with 'unbound' suggests a band breaking free from genre constraints.

Phoenix, Arizona metalcore act whose 2017 EP Made For Death delivers aggressive, breakdown-heavy extremity from the Valley of the Sun. Desert heat fueling punishing heaviness.

Fords metalcore project from the New Jersey underground.

Louisville metalcore project from the Kentucky underground.

Harrisburg metalcore project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Phoenix metalcore band navigating the intersection of melodic hooks and breakdowns, their desert-forged sound carrying the relentless intensity of Arizona's hardcore scene.

Milwaukee metalcore outfit blending melodic sensibility with heavy breakdowns, contributing to Wisconsin's growing heavy music scene with polished yet aggressive songwriting.

Tacoma/Seattle stoner metal project with nine releases since 2007. Their albums — from the space-rock tinged AUTOHYME I HEADSPACE to CHASING ZEBULON — trace nearly two decades of Pacific Northwest fuzz exploration, building one of the region's most substantial stoner catalogs.