San Francisco stoner metal project. The Greek word for 'sand' channels desert vibes through Bay Area fuzz.

Liberty, Missouri black metal and grindcore project. Military arsenal imagery from the Kansas City suburbs.

Portland stoner metal experimentalists active since 2014, pushing the genre into stranger corners with releases that blur the line between heavy music and art project. From the live document AS LIVE to the digital-age meditation STROBE.RIP, they resist easy categorization while keeping the riffs front and center.

Dallas hardcore punk act delivering short, sharp bursts of fury since 2021. Their debut EP A Kingdom Where Hyenas May Jest and Prance pairs literary aspirations with raw punk energy — a combination that feels right at home in the Texas underground.

Spokane, Washington death/thrash project. Eastern European-flavored extremity from the Inland Empire.

Florida melodic death metal project. The amniotic reference channels prenatal imagery through Scandinavian-influenced extremity.

Amherst, Ohio melodic death metal project doubling as the creative engine behind Amniote Editions, a label operation with an almost scientific approach to releasing music. Their catalog reads like a research database — catalogued with genetic nomenclature — but the music itself delivers genuine melodeath power.

Lincoln, Nebraska death metal project. The Portuguese word for 'sharpener' channels blade imagery from the Great Plains.

Tampa death metal institution active since 1998, amassing a dozen releases that span the full spectrum of Scandinavian-influenced extremity. From the epic narratives of Jomsviking to the Norse mythology of Deceiver of the Gods, they bring a melodic death metal sensibility honed in Florida's legendary extreme metal proving ground.