Sick of It All is a hardcore punk band from Queens, New York, formed in 1986 by brothers Lou Koller on vocals and Pete Koller on guitar, alongside drummer Armand Majidi and bassist Craig Setari. The band's 1989 debut Blood, Sweat and No Tears is credited with helping popularize the breakdown in hardcore and shaping the identity of the New York hardcore scene. Over more than three decades and twelve studio albums—including the major-label release Scratch the Surface (1994) and Wake the Sleeping Dragon! (2018)—they have sold over half a million records and remain one of the most enduring bands in the global hardcore punk community.

Atlanta experimental death metal project launched in 2024, pushing the boundaries of the genre with unconventional structures and a willingness to warp conventional brutality into something strange.

San Luis Obispo thrash outfit formed in 2020, channeling the raw intensity and social cynicism of classic thrash into a tight, relentless sound on the Central Coast.

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Chicago grindcore outfit Sick/Tired have been grinding since 2008, delivering short, brutal bursts of noise-laden extremity rooted in the city's storied underground hardcore and metal crossover scene.

Death metal act from Beacon, New York, formed in 2018, crafting dense and grim material from a small Hudson Valley city with an outsized underground metal presence.

Washington State black/death metal project active since 2016, fusing the corrosive rawness of black metal with death metal's heaviness into a bleak and uncompromising sound.

Death metal band from Olean, New York, formed in 2023, bringing a no-nonsense approach to brutality from a small upstate city with deep blue-collar roots.

Springfield, Missouri death metal act formed in 2023, adding to the Midwest's growing extreme metal underground with straightforward, punishing material.