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Formed in 2021 in Roanoke, Virginia, Shattered Earth plays traditional heavy metal with a Blue Ridge grit, a newer entry into the state's underground carrying the torch of classic metal craftsmanship.
Georgia's Shattered Faith has been delivering no-frills thrash metal since 2012, channeling the raw, pit-ready energy of classic American thrash with a Southern edge.
Emerging from Asbury Park, New Jersey in 2024, Shattered Realm grafts metalcore's intense breakdowns and melodic hooks onto a foundation of death metal brutality.
Cleveland, Ohio death metal unit formed in 2013, drawing from the Midwest's blue-collar underground to deliver punishing, no-frills death metal steeped in the tradition of the genre's American roots.
Sacramento thrash and heavy metal act that emerged in 2025, bringing Northern California's storied Bay Area thrash lineage into the new decade with high-energy riffwork and classic heavy metal swagger.
South Texas metalcore/thrash with interconnected members from Upon a Burning Body.
Richmond, Virginia crossover/thrash unit formed in 2018, playing fast, punk-informed thrash that channels the frantic energy of the Virginia hardcore scene filtered through shredding metal riffs.
Chicago experimental death metal project active since 2012, pushing the genre's structural limits with unconventional song forms and textural dissonance that sets them apart from the city's more orthodox underground.
Heavy Brutal Death Metal from Houston.
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