Austin art-punk/post-hardcore. Explosive live shows and ambitious, genre-defying records.

.Tallow. is a noise rock and sludge metal project from San Francisco, California, releasing the three-track "Crack Tracks" EP in 2011. With songs like "My Baby's Gone (She Left Me for a Cult)," the project blends abrasive sludge riffing with the angular dissonance of noise rock. The release captures the grimy, confrontational energy of the Bay Area's heavy underground.

Absolver is a blackened sludge and noise metal band from the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area of Florida. Between 2017 and 2019, the band released three EPs of caustic, abrasive heaviness, blending sludge metal's crushing low end with walls of blackened noise.

Pittsburgh noise rock project. Biblical-sounding fury channeled through dissonant heaviness from the Steel City.

Richmond, Virginia atmospheric black metal project with a prolific release schedule of short, noise-infused recordings. The project blurs the line between black metal and harsh noise, creating dissonant soundscapes of dread.

Tennessee noise rock project. The Latin-flavored name adds scholarly weight to dissonant Southern heaviness.

Virginia noise rock and sludge outfit formed in 2023, channeling the abrasive end of American heavy music into their debut American Dreams Diner Open 24 Hours. The album title alone captures the band's corroded take on Americana.

Eugene, Oregon noise rock practitioners channeling the Pacific Northwest's experimental underground since 2017. Five releases spanning splits, singles, and a David Lynch tribute demonstrate a band more interested in texture and atmosphere than conventional heavy music structures.

Omaha, Nebraska black metal and noise rock hybrid debuting in 2026 with Absolute Darkness. The genre-blending approach — pairing black metal's extremity with noise rock's textural aggression — suggests something genuinely experimental from the Great Plains.

Grand Rapids, Michigan black metal and noise rock hybrid debuting in 2026 with Epicaricacy — a rare English word meaning taking pleasure in others' misfortune. Genre-blending extremity from West Michigan's furniture capital.

San Antonio noise rock/psychedelic punk chaos. Completely unhinged and absolutely essential.

Austin noise rock. Ferocious, unhinged, and brutally loud since the early 90s. Reunited in 2014 after 15 years.

Houston experimental punk. Notorious for overdubbing satirical punk vocals onto popular radio hits.

Austin noise rock/post-punk. One of the great unsung bands of the Austin underground.

Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.