Toledo, Ohio band spanning death metal, deathcore, and progressive metal, combining the breakdown intensity of deathcore with the technical ambition and shifting structures of progressive death.

Cereviscera is a Chicago, Illinois band fusing technical death metal with progressive and thrash influences, constructing intricate, shifting compositions that reward close listening. Their songwriting balances cerebral complexity with raw metallic force.

Minneapolis, Minnesota atmospheric black metal act Changeling craft expansive, melancholic black metal rooted in the post-black and atmospheric traditions, incorporating ambient textures and dynamic shifts alongside the genre's core harshness. Minnesota's long winters and isolation are palpable in their sound.

Huntsville, Alabama band Changeling combine progressive metal's technical ambition and complex arrangements with the speed and aggression of thrash metal. Their music explores intricate song structures and shifting time signatures in a style influenced by 90s progressive thrash.

Indianapolis, Indiana band Channel the Animal blend death metal brutality with progressive metal's technical intricacy and thrash metal's aggression into a complex, riff-driven sound. Their compositions shift between crushing heaviness and dynamic, progressive passages.

Chaos Enigma is a New York-based project blending progressive and melodic death metal, known for unrestrained genre experimentation that draws on the technical side of extreme metal. The band is connected to other New York metal acts and has released anniversary re-recordings of early material.

Chaos Frame is a progressive power metal band from Saint Paul, Minnesota that layers intricate compositions with melodic vocals and thematic lyrics addressing life, art, and philosophy. Formed in 2010, they have released several albums including Paths to Exile and Entropy on Pure Steel Records.

Chaos Machine is a progressive death metal band from Bangor, Maine that has been building a following in the New England underground since forming around 2010. Their self-titled 2017 album combines the raw power of thrash with progressive tendencies and melodic guitar work.

Chaos Warehouse is a progressive thrash metal band from Colorado Springs, Colorado that combines the compositional complexity of progressive metal with the raw brutality of thrash, addressing social and political themes in their lyrics. Their debut album Revolucien and follow-up Taking the Sun showcase a politically engaged approach to technical heavy metal.