Portland death metal project named after the act of consuming one's own flesh. Three releases since 2019 including the full-length Dolor — Latin for 'pain' — channel the most disturbing corners of human psychology through grinding extremity.

Mansfield, Ohio death metal project. The oxymoronic name — autumn implies change, eternal implies permanence — captures the tension at the heart of their heavy music.

Lima, Ohio black metal band channeling the rural Midwest's bleak, windswept emptiness into atmospheric darkness from small-town Northwest Ohio.

New York black metal project wrapping melancholic themes in tremolo-picked atmospherics, contributing to the state's vast and varied extreme metal landscape.

Newington, Connecticut death metal project whose 2025 EP Rise from Detritus promises rebirth from decay. New England extremity finding growth in destruction.

Humble, Texas NWOTHM act from the Houston suburbs, bringing classic heavy metal revival to the Gulf Coast with anthemic riffs and soaring energy.

San Diego black/death metal act blending seasonal melancholy with extreme metal aggression, contributing to Southern California's diverse underground with atmospheric intensity.

Maple Grove, Minnesota DSBM-adjacent black metal project whose 2024 releases explore depression and loss through raw, emotional extremity. The split with Sober and the single Mentally Destroyed... wear their psychological wounds openly.

Billerica, Massachusetts atmospheric project with nine releases spanning 1996 to present. Colors Hidden Within The Gray and their extensive retrospective compilation trace nearly three decades of ethereal, darkly beautiful music — one of New England's longest-running atmospheric acts.