Columbia, Missouri thrash act from the college town's underground, bringing aggressive metal to the Show-Me State's heartland with determined fury.

Tallahassee, Florida sludge/thrash hybrid with two releases since 2011. Named after the DC Comics rage-powered villain, their split with Ex-Breathers and Five Inversions EP channel capital-city fury through heavy, angular music.

Torrington, Connecticut grindcore project with thirteen releases since 2004. Two decades and counting of pulverizing extremity make them one of New England's most enduring and prolific grind acts, their catalog spanning full-lengths, compilations, and everything between.

Fredericksburg, Virginia black/gothic metal project whose 2012 EP Per Saecula Saeculorum — Latin for 'forever and ever' — blends ecclesiastical grandeur with dark atmospherics from Virginia's historic corridor.

Phoenix death metal band named after the undead deity from D&D lore, delivering fantasy-horror-themed brutality from the Valley of the Sun.

Oaklyn, New Jersey thrash band from the Philadelphia suburbs, contributing to the Delaware Valley's productive thrash and speed metal underground.

Seattle death metal project whose releases — including the poetically titled Fuselage Aligned With the Stars — blend aviation imagery with musical decomposition since 2020. Death metal as controlled crash landing.

Newark, New Jersey thrash metal act whose 2018 debut The Void Engineers explores the construction of emptiness through aggressive, technically precise thrash. Engineering nothingness from the Brick City.

Greensboro, North Carolina death metal project named after the Greek Fate who cuts the thread of life. Three releases since 2013 including the colorfully titled Moroscapades demonstrate a band with both classical knowledge and a sense of humor.