Explore US Metal
Featured Album
A Past Embrace (2022)
Featured Groove Metal Album
Wake up Dead (feat. Dave Mustaine) (2022)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
This is Black Stone Cherry's RSD album. The band really likes it. (2025)
11/14 @ WC Social Club, West Chicago
Featured Death Metal Album
Echoes (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse US Metal Bands
2317 bands found
Heavy metal band based in Providence, Rhode Island, formed in 2020, delivering traditional metal built on dense riffing and a commitment to the genre's classic foundations.
Minneapolis, Minnesota trio formed in 2018 operating at the intersection of sludge, stoner, and doom metal, crafting slow-burning, heavily distorted material with a hazy psychedelic undertow.
Progressive metal band from New Berlin, Wisconsin with a history stretching back to 1999, building technically ambitious compositions with the melodic sensibility and dynamic range central to the progressive metal tradition.
Heavy and doom metal act from Morrison, Illinois, formed in 2024, drawing on the murky crossover between hard rock and doom to produce slow, foreboding material with a classicist sensibility.
Melodic heavy metal band from East Peoria, Illinois, active since 1999, rooted in the polished, hook-driven side of traditional metal with emphasis on memorable songwriting and clean, powerful vocals.
Heavy metal act from Severna Park, Maryland, formed in 2024, with an eclectic approach to the genre that draws from multiple metal traditions.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania thrash metal band formed in 2022, delivering aggressive, riff-driven thrash in the tradition of Bay Area and East Coast thrash with a modern underground energy.
Los Angeles-based progressive death metal band formed in 2013, combining the technical and compositional complexity of progressive metal with the ferocity and downtuned brutality of death metal.
Ohio-based sludge and stoner metal act formed in 2021, fusing the molasses-slow heaviness of sludge with the fuzz-driven groove of stoner rock for a sound rooted in the American heavy underground.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
US Metal Index indexes hundreds of US heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, grindcore, sludge, stoner metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or state.
Yes — browse US death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse US black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for US thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse US metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse US hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for US metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
US Metal Index is an index of US heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the US metal scene.