Pennsylvania death metal project named after the eye condition causing blurred vision. Medical horror from the Keystone State.

Atlanta black/doom hybrid that arrived fully formed in 2020 with Such Devils We Shame. The band merges the tremolo-picked fury of black metal with the glacial pacing of doom, creating an oppressive atmosphere fitting for the humid Southern heat.

Sprawling black metal project with members scattered across Spokane, Rochester, Saint Paul, and Chicago. Since 2010 they've assembled an impressive nine-release discography of atmospheric black metal that draws its expansive sound from the vast distances between its creators, with Ascension and Abreaction standing as particular highlights.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin groove and heavy metal hybrid forging their own path since 2015. Their self-titled debut and follow-up Scene of a Broken World blend NWOTHM melodicism with groove metal punch, and their live recordings capture a band that translates their studio precision into raw stage energy.

Delaware black metal project that surfaced in 2025 with the EP Seeker of Forbidden Shores. A fresh voice in a state not known for its black metal scene, channeling the genre's atmospheric traditions through an East Coast lens.

Herrin, Illinois extreme metal entity maintaining a relentless output since 2015. Eleven releases spanning black metal, death metal, and everything between demonstrate an insatiable creative appetite, with their catalog ranging from raw early EPs to more refined recent singles like An Unwanted Possessor.

Amira Elfeky writes dark, immersive songs that pull early-2000s nu metal, gothic rock, and shoegaze haze into a modern heavy-pop shape. Her first wave of attention came through "Your Face," but the Skin to Skin EP showed the broader architecture of the project: low-tuned guitars, slow-burning drums, layered vocals, and melodies that feel romantic, wounded, and ominous at once. Surrender leaned further into heaviness, making the Deftones, Linkin Park, Evanescence, and System of a Down reference points feel like ingredients rather than costume pieces. Elfeky's voice is the anchor, often beginning in a hushed, intimate register before blooming into a larger chorus or sinking into thick distortion. The songs are not built around speed or technical display; they use atmosphere, repetition, and pressure to make desire, grief, and obsession feel heavy. Her strongest work sounds suspended between bedroom confession and huge amplifier wash, giving the current nu-gaze revival a gothic, emotionally direct center.

Savannah, Georgia speed metal warriors with a Viking metal edge, blending Peach State grit with Norse mythology since 2018. Their EPs Artificial Intelligence and Shadow Work show a band evolving from pure velocity into more thematically ambitious territory.

Doom and progressive metal project of unknown origin named after the extinct cephalopod. Prehistoric heaviness built on geological time.