Neenah, Wisconsin's Face the Horde have been combining death and thrash metal since 2019, channeling Midwest grit into tight, aggressive riffing that draws from both genres without splitting the difference.

Marshfield, Missouri's Face the Wheel deal in the classic intersection of heavy and thrash metal, putting meat on the bones of a sound that's been core to American metal since 2018.

New York-based deathcore outfit Face Yourself channel the fury of Myspace-era brutality through a modern lens, anchored by vocalist Yasmin Liverneaux Belkhodja's crushing delivery and a multinational lineup spanning France, New Jersey, and Colorado. Since forming in 2023, the band has rapidly released three EPs showcasing their evolution as purveyors of devastating breakdowns and melodic heaviness.

Portland's Facedowninshit have been hauling sludge metal through hardcore's gutter since 2006, building a sound as confrontational and unglamorous as the name suggests.

Lowell, Massachusetts's Faceless Enemy started in 2022 as brutal deathcore before pivoting toward slam and brutal death metal — an evolution toward pure extremity with no interest in accessibility.

Raleigh's Faceless Enemy bring a different energy to the name, mixing groove metal's locked-in rhythm with thrash's urgency since 2022 in the heart of North Carolina's metal scene.

Long Island's Faceless Hatred have been running a blackened thrash and crust hybrid since 2011, pulling equally from the filth of d-beat and the cold aggression of black metal.

Wilmington, North Carolina's Faceless Muck have spent over a decade in the death/grind underground since 2010, building a catalog of low-fi brutality that feeds off the coastal South's isolation.

Albuquerque's FaceRipper opened for business in 2022 mixing death metal's malevolence with groove metal's locked rhythms — a New Mexico act that brings heaviness with a bone-snapping groove.