Chapstik is a stoner and thrash metal band with roots in San Antonio, Texas, that relocated to Detroit, Michigan, playing a low-end-heavy blend of Melvins-influenced sludge and punk-edged thrash. The band released three full-lengths across their active years from 1997 to 2011, including Barnburner on Unfortunate Miracle Records.

Chapter is a metalcore band from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, operating in the tradition of the Pittsburgh-area heavy music scene. The band plays aggressive metalcore and has released material independently.

Chapter 13 is a heavy and thrash metal band from North Idaho that blends the classic heavy metal sound with thrash sensibilities. The band operates independently out of the Pacific Northwest.

Char is a black metal band from Vancouver, Washington, operating in the Pacific Northwest underground scene. The band pursues a raw, stripped-down approach to black metal within a region known for producing atmospheric and black metal acts.

Character is a heavy metal and power metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that delivers melodic, riff-driven heavy metal in the traditional power metal mold. The band operates independently within the Southwest Ohio metal scene.

Charakter is a black and folk metal band from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, blending the aggression of black metal with folk metal elements in a region with a sparse extreme metal presence. The project is an independent effort drawing on both Scandinavian folk metal traditions and raw black metal aesthetics.

Oakland speed metal outfit Charger tears through high-velocity riffs with a raw, street-level aggression rooted in the Bay Area's blue-collar heavy metal tradition. Their sound sits at the crossroads of classic NWOBHM-influenced heavy metal and the breakneck energy of early speed metal.

Florida-based Chariot delivers traditional heavy metal with a straightforward, no-frills approach built on crunching riffs and melodic hooks. The Sharpes outfit keeps the faith with classic American metal songwriting stripped of modern embellishment.

Youngstown's Chariot ov Wolves deal in raw, abrasive black metal soaked in the rust belt's industrial desolation. Their recordings favor primitive production and an unrelenting, hostile atmosphere.