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Denver death metal act whose Mechanically Consumed EP arrived in both standard and instrumental versions in 2017. The dual release reveals a band confident enough in their compositions to let the music stand without vocals.

New York City grindcore project whose 2024 EP Vital Transformation delivers rapid-fire extremity from the capital of American underground music. The name — meaning elevation to divine status — applies aspirational grandeur to grindcore's most primal impulses.

Charlotte, North Carolina black/death metal project. Their untitled debut represents another node in the Carolinas' growing network of extreme metal acts.

Concord, California melodic death metal and thrash outfit active since 2012. Their EPs Sensory Overload and They All Carry Ghosts blend Scandinavian melodeath influences with Bay Area thrash energy, the apothecary-inspired name suggesting music as medicine — or poison.

Minneapolis death metal project whose untitled debut adds another entry to the Twin Cities' deep extreme metal catalog. The name — evoking hidden, esoteric knowledge — signals dark intentions from Minnesota's underground.

Springfield black metal project from the Virginia underground.

Knoxville sludge metal project channeling East Tennessee mountain isolation into crushing heaviness.

Johnson City, Tennessee stoner metal project. Mountain-country heaviness with cult ritual atmosphere.