Boston's Shatner have been delivering stoner and heavy metal since 2004, bringing the Massachusetts city's long tradition of hard rock credibility to a sound that trades in thick riffs, desert-rock grooves, and an unhurried, hazy heaviness. One of the longer-running acts in their local scene, they carry a veteran's confidence in letting the riff do the work.

Phoenix, Arizona melodic death metal outfit formed in 2011, blending the melodic sensibilities of the Gothenburg tradition with the heavier, sun-scorched aggression of the American Southwest.

Hailing from Hudson, Florida, this death/thrash hybrid tears through riff-heavy territory with the swampy intensity expected from the Sunshine State's underground, formed in 2011.

A heavy metal outfit from the small town of Amery, Wisconsin, playing straightforward, riff-driven metal rooted in classic traditions far from any urban scene, formed in 2011.

Los Angeles thrash and heavy metal act formed in 2011, drawing on Southern California's deep-rooted thrash lineage with a sound that bridges old-school power and modern punch.

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.