Flemington, New Jersey's Dark Legion arrived in 2022 with a death/thrash hybrid that's as punishing as it is precise — the kind of band that sounds equally at home in a basement or a festival pit.

Monroe, Connecticut's Dark Myth have carved out a niche in the technical power/thrash space since 2013, pairing the speed and precision of thrash with power metal's grandiose melodic instincts.

New York's Dark Saga arrived in 2017 with a power/thrash hybrid that leans into neck-snapping riff velocity without abandoning the anthemic hooks that power metal demands. Expect twin-guitar aggression balanced against soaring vocal lines.

Portland's DarkBlack combines power metal's epic ambitions with speed metal's raw drive, a project that has been pushing high-octane riff craft since 2009 with the kind of old-school conviction that never quite fell out of fashion.

Buffalo, New York's Darkling combine power metal's soaring drama with thrash's blunt-force drive, a pairing that produces something simultaneously anthemic and aggressive. Since 2013 they've worked the fault line between the two styles with conviction, offering the kind of dual attack that suits a city built on hard weather and harder music.

Features Firewind vocalist Kelly Sundown Carpenter and guitarist Michael Harris. Sophomore album mixed by legendary producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy).

Orange County's Darksun arrived in 2023 swinging hard at the intersection of death and thrash, channeling California's long legacy of punishing speed metal into a sound that's all aggression and forward momentum.

California heavy/power metal act Darkwolf deal in the timeless currency of epic riffs and soaring vocal melodies, pursuing a style that prizes dramatic songwriting over trend-chasing since their 2015 formation.

Seattle power metal outfit Darth Brooks wear their absurdist name like armor while delivering earnest, riff-heavy heavy metal built on melodic leads and thundering rhythm work, active since 2016 in the Pacific Northwest's fertile heavy scene.