Denver's Sewerslide fuse the rotting heaviness of death metal with the confrontational momentum of hardcore, a combination that's felt strongly in the Mile High city's DIY scene since their 2022 formation. Their sound hits like a cave-in — dense, punishing, and over before you can process it.

Devastating Death Metal from Corpus Christii.

Salt Lake City's Sewn Shut merge death metal's heaviness with hardcore's confrontational bite, forming a brutal hybrid that fits naturally into Utah's tightly-knit extreme music underground. Active since 2023, they bring a direct, no-compromise intensity to their crossover attack.

Austin's Sex Chamber have been blending stoner metal's fuzz-soaked swagger with speed metal's throttle since 2012, producing a grimy, high-octane sound that thrives in the Texas capital's anything-goes heavy music environment. They move fast and heavy at the same time, rarely letting either impulse win.

Framingham, Massachusetts death metal band Sexcrement have been a fixture of the New England extreme underground since 2007, specializing in filthy, technically informed brutality that draws from the genre's late-'80s and '90s American lineage. Their longevity and catalog speak to a genuine commitment to the craft.

Scorching Speed / Black Metal from Austin.

Los Angeles heavy metal band Sexist operate with a provocateur's eye for irony — the name and Bandcamp handle (feministband) signal a band that uses the genre's bravado to subvert it rather than celebrate it. Active since 2014, they deliver traditional-leaning metal from the LA underground with a pointed edge.

Sexual Defecation is a brutal death metal band from Lima, Peru, formed in 2023. The project released its debut demo "Demofecation" in December 2023, a six-track offering of dense, aggressive material with Spanish-language song titles. The band operates in the tradition of Lima's underground extreme metal scene and makes their music available as a free download on Bandcamp.

Tallahassee's Sexual Predator traffic in a chaotic convergence of black metal, death metal, and grindcore that resists easy categorization — raw and confrontational in all three modes at once. Formed in 2015 in Florida's fertile extreme music underground, they favor intensity and dissonance over any single style's rulebook.