Brutal Death Metal from San Marcos.

Bloomington, Illinois doom-death act Church of Misery stack monolithic, feedback-drenched riffs over plodding rhythms drawn from the bottom of the tuning spectrum. They mine the bleakest corners of doom and death with an unrelenting, hypnotic heaviness.

Durham, North Carolina trio Church of Wolves traffic in hazy sludge and stoner doom, building slow-burning songs around thick southern fuzz and oppressive low-end weight. Their sound evokes smoke-filled rooms and the long, grinding hours of a southern summer.

St. Louis stoner metal band Church Snakes stack fuzz-heavy riffs and loping grooves into sprawling, sun-baked jams. Their sound is rooted in the desert rock tradition but carries a distinct midwestern grit.

Devastating Black / Death Metal out of Texas.

Providence, Rhode Island band Churchburn forge a bleak convergence of black metal, doom, and sludge, delivering harrowing, slow-motion devastation across releases on Hells Headbangers and Relapse. Their sound is suffocating and deliberate, built on crushing tempos and corrosive atmosphere.

Iowa City death metal band Churchburner grind out dense, riff-forward songs rooted in the classic American death metal tradition. Their output is tight and unrelenting, favoring direct brutality over ornamentation.

Maryland Churchburner operate in the crossfire between black metal aggression and thrash metal momentum, channeling both traditions into fast, abrasive material. Their approach leans rawer than their Iowa City namesake.

Wheeling Island, West Virginia black metal project Churchburner pursue a stripped-back, atmospheric rawness that suits the isolation of their Appalachian surroundings. Their recordings carry the bleak, cold energy characteristic of American underground black metal.