Ventura, California death metal band formed in 2016, channeling the West Coast's tradition of technically accomplished and aggressive death metal into a dark, relentlessly heavy sound.

Buffalo death metal act formed in 2013, bringing the cold, brutal spirit of the upstate New York underground to bear on riff-driven, uncompromising extreme metal.

A raw black metal project from Westchester County channeling the lo-fi, abrasive aesthetic of the USBM underground with primitive production and bleak atmosphere.

Death metal outfit from Victorville, California delivering brutal, no-frills extremity rooted in the old-school tradition, representing the persistent underground death metal scene of the Inland Empire.

Tampa death metal band drawing from the deep well of Florida's legendary extreme metal tradition, forging a sound steeped in crushing riffs and sepulchral atmosphere.

A New York City black metal project blending symphonic grandeur with dark, confrontational energy, formed in 2024 with a marriage of orchestral texture and black metal ferocity.

Hinesville, Georgia grinders fusing the blunt trauma of death metal with the velocity and aggression of grindcore since 2012, built on relentless speed and concise, punishing song structures.

Brooklyn outfit pulling from doom, traditional heavy metal, and thrash to craft a sound that is equal parts crushing and driving, occupying a gritty crossroads between old-school weight and aggressive momentum.

Carne de Cañón is a Heavy/Groove Metal band from Cuenca, Ecuador, active since 1999. The band released their self-titled full-length in 2018, a 13-track collection that draws together the best of their catalog and showcases a groove-driven sound firmly rooted in the metal tradition of Ecuador's southern sierra. They continue to operate independently out of Cuenca.