Explore US Metal

Browse US Metal Bands

1939 bands found
Long Island, NY · 1971–present · active
please update this band
Dallas, TX · 2019–present · active
Dallas death metal outfit Cleric delivers uncompromising brutality steeped in the deep Texas metal underground tradition. Direct and relentless, their music favors bludgeoning heaviness over complexity.
Cleveland, OH · 2024–present · active
Cleveland heavy metal act Clifford Meyer operates in the sturdy tradition of Ohio blue-collar metal, offering straightforward riff-driven material with earnest conviction. Their work sits in the classic mold of American heavy metal without pretension.
Salt Lake City, UT · 2005–present · active
Salt Lake City's Clifton blend melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with metalcore's rhythmic punch, building dynamic, emotionally direct compositions. Their music trades in big melodic moments anchored by genuinely heavy instrumentation.
Minneapolis, MN · 2021–present · active
Minneapolis death/thrash act Climactic deliver straight-ahead extreme metal with an emphasis on aggression and momentum, rooted in the Twin Cities underground. Their material is lean and unpretentious, aimed squarely at fans of classic extreme metal crossover.
Granger, IN · 2021–present · active
Granger, Indiana doom metal outfit Climate of Despair channel bleak midwest winters into slow, crushing compositions built on massive riffs and an unrelenting sense of hopelessness. Their approach is traditional and unadorned, letting sheer heaviness do the work.
Carlsbad, CA · 2022–present · active
Carlsbad, CA melodic death metal act Climhazzard combine Scandinavian melodic influences with the sun-drenched aggression of the Southern California metal underground. Their sound balances melodic guitar work with forceful death metal rhythmic attack.
Denver, CO · 2010–present · active
Denver's Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire assault listeners with a relentless grindcore/metalcore hybrid defined by chaotic speed, serrated riffs, and raw, desperate energy. One of the more ferocious acts to emerge from the Colorado underground scene.
GA · 2013–present · active
Cloak formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2013, founded by Scott Taysom and Sean Bruneau as a reaction to what they saw as a lack of dark, dangerous heavy music in the local scene. Signed to Season of Mist and later Metal Blade Records, the band combines traditional heavy metal structures with black metal atmospherics, black and roll energy, and gothic rock mood, citing Dissection, Deep Purple, and Fields of the Nephilim as core influences. Their third album Black Flame Eternal appeared in 2023.

Enter the Inferno

No threads yet. Be the first to post!

View all threads →

Frequently asked questions

US Metal Index indexes hundreds of US heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, grindcore, sludge, stoner metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or state.
Yes — browse US death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse US black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for US thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse US metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse US hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for US metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
US Metal Index is an index of US heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the US metal scene.