Tamworth, New Hampshire grindcore and thrash project. Rural New England blasphemy at its most provocative.

Kansas City death metal act whose 2019 debut The Hand That Once Was delivers surprisingly thoughtful extremity beneath the shock-value moniker. A product of the Midwest underground where crude names and serious musicianship coexist without contradiction.

Calexico, California death metal project. Border-town extremity with maximum discomfort guaranteed.

Darien, Connecticut death metal project with a prolific output since 2021. Four EPs in three years — from the poetically titled Abstraction Bathes in Sunlight to Enshrining the Many-Fingered Grasp — suggest a creative mind working faster than most bands can keep up, channeling New England's extreme underground.

Charlotte, North Carolina grindcore project. Queen City aggression stripped of all pretense.

Chicago heavy metal and stoner collective that exploded onto the scene in 2024 with eight releases in a single year. Operating as a label-like entity with numbered catalog entries, they curate a roster of heavy sounds from the city's vibrant underground, blending NWOTHM classicism with fuzz-drenched grooves.

Long Island death metal outfit whose 2013 debut Konzert — German for 'concert' — nods to European influences while rooted in New York's legendary extreme music tradition. A band operating in the shadow of Long Island's death metal heritage.

Huntsville progressive metal project from the Arkansas underground.

Memphis thrash metal project from the Tennessee underground.