Formed in Savannah, Georgia in 2003, Baroness became one of the defining acts of the progressive sludge metal movement, known for frontman John Baizley's iconic visual artwork and the band's resilience following a serious tour bus crash in 2012.

Portland, Oregon progressive black metal band Barrowlands rose from the remnants of Mary Shelley and Lykaia in 2011, weaving black metal intensity with progressive textures and themes of ecological and social justice.

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.

Progressive metal supergroup from San Antonio. Ron Jarzombek, Alex Webster, Hannes Grossmann.

Punishing Technical / Progressive Death Metal out of Texas.

Bulb is the solo project of Misha Mansoor, a Washington DC-born guitarist best known as a co-founder of progressive metal band Periphery. Mansoor began posting instrumental demos under the Bulb alias on SoundClick in 2004, amassing a significant online following and becoming one of the earliest figures associated with the djent movement. His debut proper full-length, Moderately Fast, Adequately Furious, arrived in 2021, formalizing a catalog of over 125 compositions that had circulated online for years.

Byzantine formed in Charleston, West Virginia in 2000, developing a progressive take on groove and thrash metal that drew comparisons to Testament and Meshuggah. The band released their debut The Fundamental Component in 2004, signed to Prosthetic Records, and later signed to Metal Blade Records, releasing The Cicada Tree (2017) and The Sympathy of Light (2021). After breaking up in 2008 and reforming in 2012, they have remained one of the more underrated acts in American heavy metal.