Beverly, New Jersey's Harrøwing have been dealing in straight-ahead death metal since 2018, favoring density and aggression over technical showmanship. Their name suggests an experience that is distinctly unpleasant — in the best possible sense.

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Asheville, North Carolina's Harsh Realm channel the city's fertile underground into death-doom of considerable weight — slow tempos, death metal's brutality, and a mournful undercurrent that makes the music feel genuinely funereal. Active since 2019.

Indianapolis black metal project Hart is the solo work of a musician who has channeled the genre's isolation and introspection since 2017. The project captures black metal's solitary spirit with a fidelity to the rawer, more atmospheric end of the style.

Los Angeles's Harum Scarum have been a fixture of the city's progressive thrash underground since 2014, fusing speed metal's kinetic energy with progressive structures that don't sacrifice aggression for sophistication. They move fast and think hard simultaneously.

Milwaukee death metal act Haruspex have been a cornerstone of Wisconsin's underground since 2012, delivering the kind of punishing, technically adept death metal that the city's scene has long championed. Their longevity speaks to their quality and consistency.