Colfax, California speed/thrash metal act from the Sierra Nevada foothills, channeling Gold Country's rugged frontier spirit into relentless, old-school aggression.

Minneapolis black metal project whose Latin name — roughly 'dark futility' — and 2014 releases Prognatus In Vorago and Where Serpents Dwell channel nihilistic fury through classically influenced atmospheric black metal.

Pleasanton, California black metal project whose Latin name translates to 'dark wind,' channeling atmospheric bleakness from the Bay Area's suburban East Bay.

Binghamton, New York progressive metal act from the Southern Tier, bringing technical ambition and compositional complexity to upstate New York's underground.

Washington, D.C. black metal/grindcore hybrid whose confrontational name matches their blistering blend of blast beats and political fury from the nation's capital.

Columbus, Ohio's Attack Attack! became the lightning rod of the electronicore movement in the late 2000s, polarizing listeners with their fusion of Auto-Tuned cleans, synth breakdowns, and metalcore heaviness on their debut 'Someday Came Suddenly.' Their crabcore stance became an internet meme, but the band's influence on the intersection of electronic music and metalcore is undeniable.

Attack Fire is a thrash metal band from Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, founded in 2010 and signed to Tanatofobia Productions. The band built a prolific catalog through the 2010s and into the 2020s, releasing splits and EPs including "Satanic Riffs" (2013) and "Habemus Tenebris Papam" (2014), and appearing on the 2013 Ultrametal Productions compilation "30 Years Of War, Fight, Sweat & Blood." Vocalist and bassist Kristhian Spinal has been a constant presence since the band's founding.

Rock Island, Illinois death metal band from the Quad Cities, bringing grinding extremity to the Mississippi River corridor with a name that refuses to take itself seriously.

Los Angeles NWOTHM project. The cinematic, action-movie name promises heavy metal with blockbuster energy from the entertainment capital.