Atmospheric and raw black metal project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, drawing on the stark, vast landscape of the region to inform a sound that merges raw black metal's abrasiveness with expansive atmospheric textures. Their name is drawn from a Slavic word, adding an esoteric Old World quality to decidedly American terrain.

Power and progressive metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2020, combining the melodic grandeur and soaring vocals of power metal with the structural complexity of progressive metal. Their name invokes the mythological underworld river Styx, a common touchstone for epic metal imagery.

Los Angeles epic doom metal band formed in 2018, known for their towering, Candlemass-influenced sound featuring classically trained vocals, crushing slow riffs, and a flair for the dramatic and grandiose.

Black metal project from Loveland, Colorado, formed in 2023, conjuring cold, atmospheric darkness rooted in orthodox black metal tradition.

Death metal band from San Luis Obispo, California, formed in 2018, delivering straightforward brutality drawn from classic death metal influences.

Heavy metal band from Leesburg, Virginia, formed in 2020, working within traditional metal frameworks with a modern edge.

Cincinnati, Ohio blackened death metal band formed in 2019, fusing the ferocity of death metal with the icy atmospheric textures of black metal.

Providence, Rhode Island project formed in 2023 operating at the intersection of funeral doom and death metal, built around glacially slow tempos, crushing heaviness, and an overwhelming sense of desolation.

Blazing Power Metal from Scottsdale, Arizona (early); Austin, Texas (later).