San Pedro's In Abominabiles Facti Sunt Carpi operate at the extremes of blackened death metal with a name pulled from scripture and a sound that suggests total spiritual collapse, active since 2018.

California's In Absence of Angels blend progressive ambition with the crushing weight of death-doom, crafting sprawling, desolate compositions that feel like grief mapped onto music since their 2021 formation.

San Diego's In Apparition Form have been pushing technical death metal's boundaries since 2016, slicing through complex polyrhythmic structures with surgical precision and the relentless drive Southern California breeds.

Atlanta's In Chasms Deep began as a symphonic deathcore outfit and hardened into something darker and more purely black metal with each passing year, their southern gothic roots informing a sound that's been evolving since 2013.

Nashville's In Dead Cold have been fusing melodic death metal's hook-driven fury with metalcore's rhythmic punch since 2008, a rare southern voice in a genre typically claimed by colder climates.

Minneapolis crossover outfit In Defence have been thrashing since 2007 with a punk-fueled speed and a midwestern directness — short songs, faster riffs, and absolutely zero patience for posturing.

Colossal Funeral Doom Metal from Austin.

In This Moment evolved from a metalcore band into one of metal's most visually spectacular acts under the creative direction of vocalist Maria Brink, who founded the band in Los Angeles in 2005. Brink's transformation into a theatrical performer, combining industrial metal, goth aesthetics, and ritualistic stage shows, peaked on albums like 'Blood' and 'Black Widow.' Her commanding presence and willingness to reinvent the band's visual and sonic identity with each album cycle has made In This Moment a singular force in modern metal.

Founded in 1989 by guitarist John McEntee, Incantation are one of the foundational acts of American death metal, shaping the genre's cavernous, doom-infused extreme with their 1992 debut Onward to Golgotha. McEntee is the sole continuous member across twelve studio albums, including Mortal Throne of Nazarene and the 2023 Relapse Records release Unholy Deification, and the band remains a definitive influence on underground death metal worldwide.