Pittsburgh power and progressive metal band building epic, melodically rich compositions with technical sophistication. Creature of Habit reflects the Steel City's tradition of craftsmanship and heaviness working in tandem.

Dallas death metal with a crushing old-school sound. Multiple releases on MNRK Heavy.

Manassas, Virginia outfit blending the melodic grandeur of power metal with the aggression of thrash, delivering anthemic riffs and high-velocity rhythm attacks in equal measure.

Miami power metal band delivering soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and epic song structures informed by both European metal traditions and Florida's aggressive heavy metal scene.

Phoenix power metal band delivering triumphant, keyboard-laced anthems backed by precision guitar work and powerful vocals built for arenas and festival main stages alike.

Haverhill, Massachusetts death-thrash band channeling the Northeast's underground extremity through punishing riffs, aggressive tempos, and a raw, unpolished production ethic.

Charlton, Massachusetts power metal band forging anthemic, riff-driven songs rooted in the classic tradition — thick guitar tones, soaring leads, and a muscular New England heaviness.

Sacramento power/speed/thrash outfit Critical Mass deliver high-octane riff attacks rooted in the Bay Area tradition, blending melodic power metal hooks with aggressive thrash tempos.

Los Angeles-based Crom cast an unusually wide net across doom, sludge, grind, power, and thrash, resulting in a chaotic and unpredictable strain of heavy music from the SoCal underground.

Los Angeles grindcore/power metal oddity Crookedcop merge the blasting chaos of grind with the bombast of power metal in a deliberately disorienting and genre-defiant collision.

Albuquerque progressive/power/heavy metal band Cross blend epic song structures with melodic power metal hooks and progressive ambition, representing New Mexico's small but dedicated heavy metal community.

West Babylon's Crossfire forged a classic Long Island metal sound blending the melodic ambition of power metal with thrash's raw intensity. Active in the New York underground, they brought anthemic riffs and speed to the region's storied metal scene.

Stafford, Virginia's Crown of Thorns draws from the melodic power metal tradition alongside classic heavy metal, crafting music built on anthemic songwriting and vocal-forward arrangements. They've been a consistent presence in the Virginia metal scene.

Pittsburgh power/thrash outfit Crown the Lost fuse melodic fist-pumping anthems with the aggression and riff density of classic thrash metal. Their dual-genre attack delivers both soaring vocal hooks and driving, precision-picked intensity.

Bloomington, Indiana's Crowtein occupy an unlikely but exhilarating crossroads between grindcore's frenzied blasting and power metal's soaring grandeur. The collision of extremes makes for an unpredictable, high-energy listening experience.