Atlanta-based technical death metal and mathcore band formed in 2010, combining the dissonant rhythmic complexity of math metal with the brutal precision of tech-death into a demanding, unpredictable sound.

Heavy Heavy Metal from Dallas.

Thrash metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed in 2010, operating out of one of the most storied cities in extreme metal history with a sound built on fast riffs, aggressive rhythms, and the no-frills ethos of the genre.

Progressive deathcore band from Toms River, New Jersey, formed in 2016, blending the breakdowns and vocal extremity of deathcore with the compositional ambition and dynamic shifts of progressive metal.

Blackened death metal and deathcore band from Sale Creek, Tennessee, formed in 2013, fusing the darkness of black metal with death metal aggression and the structural intensity of deathcore.

Progressive/technical death metal band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, formed in 2015, channeling the intellectually demanding side of death metal through shifting time signatures and technically intricate arrangements.

Synestia make symphonic deathcore where orchestration is part of the attack, not decoration added after the fact. Founded by guitarist and songwriter Sam Melchior, the project combines blast-driven deathcore, blackened atmosphere, melodic death metal sweep, and cinematic strings into music that is both elaborate and physically punishing. Maleficium established the project's taste for grand scale, harsh vocals, and violent rhythmic drops, while the collaborative EP The Poetic Edda with Disembodied Tyrant brought wider attention to the same mix of brutality and theatrical composition. Synestia's songs often move like miniature set pieces: ominous orchestral openings, sudden low-end punishment, fast technical passages, and melodies that make the breakdowns feel even larger. The project stands out because the symphonic writing intensifies the heaviness instead of smoothing it out. When the strings rise over gutturals, blasts, and chugs, the result is not a softer contrast but a bigger, darker frame for modern extreme metal.

Relentless Thrash / Groove Metal out of Texas.

Death/doom metal band from Mount Prospect, Illinois, formed in 2022, delivering the suffocating combination of cavernous death metal heaviness and doom metal's funeral pace that defines the death-doom subgenre.