Black and death metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah operating within a regional scene long shaped by the tension between religious culture and underground extremity. The band contributes a blackened death metal perspective to a Utah metal community that has steadily grown in visibility.

Raw black metal act from Tallahassee, Florida committed to the lo-fi, primitive tradition of the genre's most abrasive underground wing. The band operates well outside Florida's more celebrated death metal legacy, carving out space in the state's smaller black metal underground.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin death metal band with members drawn from Subjugation, The Conqueror Worm, and Population Control, releasing The Tombs of Misery in 2020 and returning in 2025 with new material on Iron Fortress Records. The band works firmly within the old-school death metal tradition while maintaining strong ties to the Midwest underground.

Joliet, Illinois death metal unit Cryptum deal in dense, suffocating riffs and guttural vocals rooted in the Midwest underground. Their sound channels the brutal no-frills tradition of Chicago-area death metal.

Columbus, Ohio thrash metal outfit Crysis brings aggressive, riff-forward heaviness to the Ohio metal scene. Tight, hard-hitting arrangements and a no-nonsense approach define their sound.

Gainesville, Florida's Crystal Balls fuse black metal fury with crushing doom tempos, creating a suffocating atmosphere unique to the Sunshine State underground. Their music is cold and unrelenting.

Worcester, Massachusetts duo Crystal Dagger play high-energy heavy and speed metal with a classic 80s edge, channeling the raw spirit of early metal into hook-laden, fist-pumping songs.

Hailing from the remote West Texas desert town of Marfa, Crystal Deth craft slow, oppressive sludge metal that mirrors the barren landscape around them. Their sound is as desolate and crushing as the Chihuahuan Desert.

Suffocating Stoner / Doom Metal / Alternative Rock from Los Angeles, California / El Paso.