Seattle metalcore/thrash hybrid blending nu metal accessibility with thrash precision, reflecting the Emerald City's willingness to cross genre boundaries without apology.

St. George, Utah groove metal, NWOTHM, and nu metal hybrid with two albums since 2015. Their second album, simply titled UTAH, declares their geographic identity with defiant pride — heavy metal forged in the red rock desert near Zion National Park.

Cleveland's Chimaira was one of the defining acts of the early 2000s heavy music scene, bridging the gap between metalcore, groove, and nu-metal with a raw ferocity that earned them a devoted following. Albums like 'Pass Out of Existence' and 'The Impossibility of Reason' cemented their place in the era's canon.

Pleasant Hill, California's Concealed meld groove metal's mid-tempo swagger with nu metal's heavy atmosphere and occasional thrash bite, landing in the aggressive pocket of late-90s Bay Area heaviness.

Minneapolis-based Cromlech straddle the boundary between death metal, thrash, and nu metal, reflecting the diverse influences of the Minnesota heavy music scene in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Sacramento's Dementia started out in the stoner and heavy metal tradition before pivoting toward nu-metal as their sound evolved over the years. Formed in 2013, they represent the California underground's tendency to absorb and recombine influences across metal's many stylistic eras.

A brand-new act out of Berkeley, Early Demise formed in 2025 at the meeting point of groove metal's chug and nu-metal's attitude, bringing the Bay Area's characteristic edge to a revival-minded heaviness.

Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.

Devastating Death Metal (early); Deathcore (mid); Alternative Rock / Nu-Metal (later) from Arlington.

Appleton, Wisconsin's Evoked blend the sludgy groove and hip-hop-inflected rhythms of nu-metal with heavy metal's structural muscle and hard rock's melodic instincts, forming in 2014. Their sound bridges the mid-2000s crossover appeal that made heavy music accessible to mainstream rock audiences, reimagined for a modern midwest setting.

Nashua, New Hampshire's Psychosis began in groove metal territory before incorporating nu-metal's groove and vocal dynamics into their approach — a product of the late-2010s American underground where those genre lines remained genuinely blurred.

Wichita, Kansas groove and nu-metal act Shiva formed in 2023, tapping into the heavy, mid-paced groove sensibilities of the genre while adding the abrasive, hook-driven elements that defined nu-metal's crossover appeal — an unexpected entry from the Kansas underground.

St. Louis's Skeptik has been blurring the line between metalcore, nu-metal, and electronic production since 2015, an unpredictable outfit that leans into genre-mixing with an anything-goes energy rooted in the Midwest's diverse underground.

Sacramento's Skribble began in 2000 at the height of nu-metal's commercial peak, blending those chunky, down-tuned grooves with death metal's aggression — a trajectory that saw the band shed the radio-friendly angles in favor of darker, heavier material over the years.

Queens-based act formed in 2013 working the heavier end of groove and nu-metal, blending thick downtuned riffs with metalcore intensity in the tradition of New York's hard-hitting heavy scene.