El Paso thrash metal act Backblast formed around 2015 before going on hold, a border-city band channeling the aggressive energy of classic thrash from one of Texas's most underrepresented metal scenes.

Philadelphia power-violence and grindcore trio who describe their music as Eternal Microbursts of Electric Power, releasing a string of EPs and split 7-inches including records with Nimbus Terrifix and Chainsaw to the Face alongside albums such as Primordial Paranoia and Psychic Rot.

Albuquerque death metal, grindcore, and powerviolence band formed in 2020, named after the HTTP 502 error code and releasing brutal short-form material from the New Mexico underground.

Boston heavy and power metal band formed in 2013, combining muscular traditional metal riffs with the anthemic melodic sensibility of classic power metal.

San Francisco power metal outfit with origins stretching back to 1983, operating under a previous name before adopting Bad Press — one of the Bay Area's longer-lived metal acts.

Fort Worth heavy and power metal veterans active from 1992 through the Modern Metal label, contributing to the Texas power metal scene before eventually disbanding.

A Kansas City heavy metal institution active since 1985, Banshee built their reputation through appearances on Metal Blade's influential Metal Massacre compilation series and have persisted through decades of lineup changes.

A progressive/power metal band from New Bedford, Massachusetts active since 1998, whose name means Ram in Polish and Russian; their 2010 album Necessary Evil stands as their primary studio statement.

A New Jersey thrash/power metal band that existed for only a brief window in late 1986 through spring 1987, leaving no recorded releases behind.

A Los Angeles-based power/thrash metal recording project helmed by Chris Rydo, Barking Spider features rotating guest musicians across its releases and has maintained an active presence in the underground since the early 2000s.

Houston, Texas progressive thrash/power metal band Basilisk was active from 1989 to 1991, releasing a demo and appearing on a 1990 Saturn Records compilation before disbanding.

US power metal band whose Adrenaline EP was produced by the late David Wayne (Metal Church) and engineered by Joe Floyd (Warrior). After co-founder Davey Lee passed in 2010, they released In the End on Pure Steel Records in 2020 as a tribute.

This U.S. C.I.A. blended heavy, power, and thrash metal and released material through Next Productions before splitting up after a short run beginning in 2021.

Named after the plastic explosive, Boston's C4 began as a powerviolence outfit before shifting into crossover hardcore territory, gaining enough metal credibility to earn a Metal Archives listing on the strength of their release Payback's a Bitch.

Veteran heavy/power metal band from San Diego, California active since 1992 who persevered through the grunge era and went on to open for Iron Maiden, Dio, and Judas Priest, anchored by vocalist Sean Peck and guitarist Dave Garcia.