Piscataway, New Jersey metalcore act delivering aggressive melodic heaviness from central Jersey, contributing to the Garden State's robust hardcore and metal crossover scene.

San Diego metalcore titans and one of the genre's most influential American acts. Seven releases spanning their Bandcamp catalog — including landmark albums Awakened and Shaped by Fire — showcase the precise dual-guitar harmonies and relentless energy that helped define modern metalcore from Southern California.

Chicago metalcore/thrash hybrid channeling the Windy City's aggressive energy into riff-driven fury, blending breakdowns with thrash precision in the city's deep underground.

Detroit metalcore band drawing from the Motor City's working-class intensity, delivering aggressive melodic metal informed by Michigan's proud tradition of heavy music.

Denver groove metal outfit with two releases since 2014. Named after parasitic roundworms, their full-length The Raised Hand channels biological horror through heavy, rhythmically precise music from Colorado's capital.

California doom band whose name perfectly captures their approach — massive, sky-reaching riffs that slowly elevate through crushing weight into transcendent heaviness.

Anacortes/Oak Harbor groove metal and metalcore act from Washington's Whidbey Island area, bringing heavy music to the Pacific Northwest's coastal communities.

Lakewood, Colorado metalcore band operating from Denver's western suburbs, adding melodic aggression to the Front Range's active heavy music community.

Charlottesville, Virginia metalcore/NWOTHM hybrid blending traditional metal melody with modern aggression, contributing to Virginia's productive mid-Atlantic metal scene.