Hayward, California thrash metal project active since 2023. Their catalog — including the cryptically titled B'AK K'AT,LOG referencing the Mayan calendar — blends Bay Area thrash traditions with unexpected cultural references.

Chicago stoner metal project whose EPs Bottlehound and Noticeably Black deliver fuzzy, riff-heavy jams since 2015. The surreal name matches their approach — heavy music with a streak of weirdness running through it.

Fort Wayne, Indiana black metal project exploring themes of impermanence since 2013. Their EPs Finite and Ephemera wear their philosophical preoccupations in their titles, delivering atmospheric black metal from the Hoosier State's second city.

Wichita, Kansas thrash metal act refining their sound since 2020. A remastered self-titled album and the later Shatter the Screen EP demonstrate a band committed to perfecting their craft from the middle of the Great Plains.

Canton, Ohio groove metal project named after a Between the Buried and Me track, emerging in 2025 with two releases. Doomworld Technologik blends industrial and metal influences for a sound that matches their dystopian name.

Black metal project that migrated from Granite Falls, North Carolina to San Francisco. Two albums in quick succession — Reflection and The Ghost Town — channel the displacement of cross-country relocation into atmospheric black metal, the Sumerian deity name adding ancient weight.

Los Angeles thrash metal act with five releases since 2014, including live recordings and a deluxe anniversary reissue. Named after the Egyptian god of death, they bring mythological weight to LA's endless thrash tradition.

Baltimore groove metal and metalcore project whose 2017 demo captures raw, unpolished aggression from Charm City's heavy underground. The Egyptian mythology motif paired with 'unbound' suggests a band breaking free from genre constraints.

Austin, Texas death metal act whose 2017 debut Blastronaut fuses space imagery with blast-beat driven extremity. The portmanteau title perfectly captures their approach — launching death metal into orbit from the Live Music Capital.