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Abrasion is a thrash and death metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Their 2016 split with Beelzebud showcases the band's aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to extreme thrash from the South Texas underground.
Charlotte death metal band Babylonian War Chant has been one of the more enduring names in the North Carolina underground since forming around 2009, their ancient-world-themed moniker signaling a sound built on crushing, martial death metal.
Albany death/grind act Bacha Bazi has been delivering blasting, short-form extremity since 2020, their provocative name confronting exploitation and power in the grindcore tradition of naming the thing you oppose.
Punishing Death Metal out of Texas.
A raw black metal and dungeon synth project from Jonesboro, Georgia, Barksdale explores themes of nature, paganism, and anti-Christianity within the stripped-down aesthetic of the underground black metal tradition.
A raw black metal act hailing from Virginia Beach, Bastard Altar channels the unpolished, abrasive spirit of the genre's most primitive tradition, active since 2021.
Savage Raw Black Metal / Ambient out of Texas.
A raw black metal and dark ambient project from Roy, Washington, Cadaver Rite operates in the harshest corners of the underground, pairing abrasive black metal with cold, ceremonial ambient passages.
Denton/Fort Worth raw black metal and ambient project active 2017-2018, exploring themes of alchemy, the afterlife, and extinction across lo-fi, atmospheric compositions.
New Hampshire raw black metal project that emerged in 2025, embracing lo-fi abrasion and unpolished intensity as core aesthetic values.
San Diego raw black metal solo project formed in 2015, channeling misanthropy and ritual philosophy through the grey wolf as metaphor.
Miami-based raw black metal duo formed by two Canadian musicians, channeling Satanic and war-obsessed themes through stripped-down, uncompromising rawness before dissolving.
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A raw black metal project from Westchester County channeling the lo-fi, abrasive aesthetic of the USBM underground with primitive production and bleak atmosphere.
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