Intricate Progressive / Alternative Metal out of Texas.

Num Skull was a thrash and death metal band from Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, formed in 1985 by guitarist Tom Brandner. The band developed a sound rooted in the influence of Slayer, Exodus, and early Bay Area thrash, appearing on metal compilations in the late 1980s but never releasing a proper full-length during their initial run, with a completed 1991 album going officially unreleased. The band was active intermittently across several revivals through the 1990s and 2000s before splitting for the final time in the early 2020s.

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Portland's Nux Vomica have been fusing melodic death metal with crust punk's anarchic energy since 2007, resulting in music that is simultaneously sweeping and abrasive. Long-form compositions layer desperate melody over d-beat-driven chaos, creating something emotionally raw that refuses to sit comfortably in either camp.

A raw black metal project out of Denver, Colorado, Nybbas traffics in lo-fi abrasion and primitive darkness with the stripped-down aesthetic that defines the genre's underground fringe. Active since 2015, the project leans hard into unpolished, confrontational sound over any production refinement.

Ripping Death Metal / Goregrind from El Paso, Texas (early); Ohio (later).

Downey, California's Nyctophile blend melodic death metal sensibility with deathcore heaviness and metalcore structure, arriving at a sound rooted in Southern California's hybrid extreme scene. Formed in 2017, the band merges crushing breakdowns with melodic lead work and aggressive vocal delivery.

Detroit's Nydeshka approach melodic black metal with the cold, industrial-adjacent edge that the city tends to imprint on its heaviest acts, wrapping tremolo-driven melodies in atmospheric density. Active since 2015, the project balances stark Midwestern atmosphere against traditional black metal aggression.

A black/death metal outfit from Morris, Illinois, Nyktos fuse the blasting, chromatic menace of death metal with black metal's atmospheric hostility in a project that emerged in 2021. The combination draws from both genres' traditions without settling into either camp cleanly.