Portland, Oregon power/thrash metal band formed in 2012, State of the Art combines the soaring vocals and anthemic drive of power metal with the speed and aggression of thrash.

Baltimore, Maryland groove/industrial/nu-metal band formed in 2025, Static ResurreXion fuses mechanical industrial textures and distorted nu-metal grooves with Baltimore's hard-edged urban energy.

Progressive metal act from Sayreville, New Jersey, formed in 2010, blending heavy riffing with dynamic structural shifts and melodic rock sensibilities. Their sound draws from the progressive metal and rock traditions without abandoning accessibility.

Static-X combined industrial metal's mechanical precision with nu-metal's groove-heavy bounce and Wayne Static's iconic towering hair to become one of the late-1990s heavy scene's most distinctive acts. Their 1999 debut 'Wisconsin Death Trip' went platinum on the strength of 'Push It' and 'I'm with Stupid,' delivering a relentless, pummeling energy that set them apart from their more angst-driven contemporaries. Following Wayne Static's death in 2014, the remaining members have continued the band's legacy with a masked vocalist, honoring their late frontman's vision while introducing the band to new audiences.

Staticlone formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2021, assembled primarily by George Hirsch and Dave Walling of Blacklisted alongside Jeff Ziga of Affirmative Action Jackson and Armalite. The band plays crust-inflected hardcore punk with d-beat rhythms, heavy metal riffing, and the kind of earned severity associated with acts like Disfear and Wolfbrigade. After releasing a 2021 demo, Staticlone signed to Relapse Records and issued their debut full-length Better Living Through Static Vision in March 2025. The project channels the experience of musicians who spent decades in hardcore into a deliberate and uncompromising record.

Fort Wayne, Indiana sludge and doom metal band formed in 2020, delivering slow-churning, down-tuned riffs with the corrosive weight characteristic of the American Midwest sludge scene.

Los Angeles band formed in 2025 fusing black metal's cold dissonance with the urgency and aggression of hardcore punk, operating at the raw intersection of both traditions.

Post-black metal project from Corona, California, active since 2017, blending the atmospheric density of black metal with post-rock's expansive, textured dynamics and melodic introspection.

Philadelphia progressive power metal band formed in 2022, combining the anthemic melodic drive of power metal with the structural complexity and technical ambition of the progressive tradition.