Audiotopsy is an alternative metal and nu-metal band from Peoria, Illinois, formed in 2015 by members drawn primarily from Mudvayne and Skrape: vocalist Billy Keeton (Skrape), guitarist Greg Tribbett and drummer Matthew McDonough (both Mudvayne), and bassist Perry Stern. Signed to Napalm Records, their self-produced debut Natural Causes arrived in 2015, followed by The Real Now in 2018 and The Calling. Their sound revisits the heavy groove and aggressive dynamics of early-2000s alternative metal.

Dropout Kings are a nu-metal and rap-metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2016 by vocalist Adam Ramey. Fusing heavy metal riffs with hip-hop and trap production, the band released their debut AudioDope in 2018 on Napalm Records, followed by Riot Music (2023) and Yokai (2025). Ramey, the band's founding vocalist and primary creative force, died in May 2025, and Yokai stands as his final recorded statement.

My Ruin was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1999 by rapper-turned-metal vocalist Tairrie B and guitarist Mick Murphy, shortly after the dissolution of her previous band Tura Satana. The duo's output blends alternative metal and nu-metal with industrial influences, screamed and melodic vocals, and spoken word, documented across a string of independently released albums on their own Rovena Recordings label. The band built a particularly devoted following in the United Kingdom through consistent touring.

Skinlab formed in San Francisco, California in 1994, carving out a groove-heavy sound that bridged the aggression of Bay Area thrash with the downtempo churn of early 1990s groove metal and the emerging nu-metal movement. The band's early albums Disembody: The New Flesh and Bound, Gagged and Blindfolded were released with assistance from Robb Flynn of Machine Head, who helped them access the European touring circuit. After disbanding in 2003 and reforming multiple times, Skinlab continued releasing material through the 2000s and 2010s, including The Scars Between Us (2009) and the single Flesh Wounds (2024) on WURMgroup.

Tallah formed in Pennsylvania in 2017, co-founded by drummer Max Portnoy (son of Mike Portnoy) and guitarist Derrick Schneider, with vocalist Justin Bonitz joining in 2018. Signed to Earache Records, the band released the concept album Matriphagy in 2020, blending nu-metal and metalcore influences drawn from Slipknot, Korn, and Linkin Park, followed by The Generation of Danger (2022) and Primeval: Obsession // Detachment (2025). Portnoy received the Modern Drummer Award for Best Up and Coming Drummer in 2019.

Tetrarch formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2007 when guitarists Diamond Rowe and Josh Fore began collaborating in middle school, evolving from a thrash-influenced early sound into a nu-metal and metalcore hybrid that helped drive the nu-metal revival of the late 2010s. Their 2017 debut full-length Freak, produced by Dave Otero, introduced polished production that balanced heavy riffing with melodic choruses, followed by Unstable (2021) and The Ugly Side of Me (2023). Diamond Rowe is among the few Black women to front a nationally recognized heavy metal act.