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Named for a surf town on Oahu's North Shore, Los Angeles' Haleiwa play black/death metal with none of that coastal serenity — just caustic, violent extremity from the City of Angels since 2010.

Led by the powerhouse vocals and magnetic stage presence of Lzzy Hale, Halestorm have been Red Lion, Pennsylvania's hard rock gift to the world since forming in 1997. Hale's Grammy-winning performance on 'Love Bites (So Do I)' and her ability to command arena stages have made her one of the most celebrated frontpeople in modern rock. From 'The Strange Case Of...' to 'Back from the Dead,' the band delivers riff-driven hard rock with pop hooks sharp enough to cut through any crowd.

Reno's Half a Tusk sharpen melodic death metal into something more technical and angular, blending hook-forward songwriting with demanding guitar work since 2013. They're one of Nevada's more distinctive extreme metal acts.

Long Beach's Half Breed play thrash with a crossover edge — the kind of pit-friendly aggression that owes as much to hardcore as it does to Exodus or Slayer. Formed in 2013, they're a reliable presence in Southern California's underground.

Utica, New York's Half Dead arrived in 2022 with a mission to play straightforward, ugly death metal without pretense. What they lack in history they make up for in sheer downtuned brutality.

Milwaukee's Half Gorilla are one of the newer acts blurring the line between grindcore and death metal, bringing chaotic speed and blunt force to the Wisconsin underground since 2023. Short songs, maximum damage.

Pasadena's Half Moon Codex operate at the intersection of sludge, drone, and doom — long-form compositions that move with the patience of tectonic plates and the weight to match. Formed in 2018, they're a fixture in the Southern California heavy underground.

Baltimore's Half Orc emerged in 2025 playing death/doom metal that leans into the genre's most crushing, suffocating qualities. Still fresh, but early output points toward something genuinely menacing from the Maryland scene.