Columbus, Ohio's Cultists work within the death/doom tradition, building heavy, suffocating compositions that balance the slow crawl of classic doom with the brutality of death metal. The Ohio band operates independently, adding to a Columbus extreme metal scene that has produced some of the most punishing underground acts in the Midwest.

Culto Licántropo is a black metal band from Bogotá, Colombia. Signed to Sacrilegio Records, they released their debut EP "Culto licántropo eterno" in 2024.

Herndon, Virginia's Cultum Draculesti are a duo devoted to vampyric black/doom metal that prioritizes slow, doomish tempos and an atmosphere of Gothic darkness over raw aggression. Formed in 2020 from the ashes of Spinster City, their self-titled 2021 debut established a sound of atmospheric rawness steeped in mythology, death, and darkened beauty.

New Orleans's Cultum Nocte apply the Crescent City's longstanding tradition of extreme, ritualistic metal to a black/death framework, producing music that carries the oppressive humidity and occult atmosphere of their surroundings. The Louisiana band operates as part of a local underground that has always thrived at metal's most uncompromising edges.

Oakland's Cultural Warfare are Bay Area thrash purists who extend the region's golden-era legacy into the modern era through melodic, powerful songwriting anchored by Jacques Serrano's forceful vocals. Their 2018 debut full-length Warmageddon, produced by Juan Urteaga and released on M-Theory Audio, is a sharp, road-tested declaration of Bay Area allegiance.

Houston experimental punk. Notorious for overdubbing satirical punk vocals onto popular radio hits.

San Antonio technical death metal/deathcore. Precision brutality.

Relentless Melodic Black Metal from Brownsville.

Los Angeles duo Cultus Profano — Advorsus and Strzyga — channel pure Satanic black metal with an emphasis on furious, melodic riffing that balances ferocity and craft. Signed to Debemur Morti Productions, their albums Sacramentum Obscurus (2018) and Accursed Possession (2020) established them as one of Southern California's most formidable black metal acts.