Brutal death metal band from Cocoa Beach, Florida, formed in 2021, delivering the kind of dense, down-tuned carnage that fits squarely in Florida's long tradition of extreme metal extremity.

Death metal band from Lyons, Kansas, formed in 2020, carving out heavy, unrelenting material from a rural Great Plains setting far from the usual metal centers.

Fort Lauderdale death metal stalwarts with roots going back to 2002, part of the fertile South Florida scene that has produced some of the most punishing extremity in American metal history.

Long Island thrash act from Smithtown, active since 2002, drawing on New York's tradition of aggressive, East Coast thrash with a straightforward and hard-driving approach.

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin death/doom outfit formed in 2002, blending the suffocating weight of doom metal with death metal's savagery for a sound that lumbers and crushes in equal measure.

Los Angeles death metal act with a history stretching back to 2002, operating in a city with a dense extreme metal underground and bringing L.A.'s hard-edged darkness to the genre.

Grand Rapids sludge metal band formed in 2023, hauling heavy, feedback-drenched riffs through the Michigan winter with the suffocating atmosphere the genre demands.

Sicksense is an American nu metal and alternative metal band from Phoenix, Arizona, formed in 2021 by vocalist Vicky Psarakis, formerly of The Agonist, and guitarist and rapper Robby J. Fonts of Stuck Mojo. The band's sound draws from 1990s and early 2000s nu metal with contemporary production, addressing themes of mental health and personal struggle. Their debut releases including Kings Today and Fools Tomorrow and the 2025 album Cross Me Twice established them as one of the more prominent acts in the nu metal revival scene.

Las Vegas progressive death/thrash act formed in 2017, weaving together technical complexity, thrashy aggression, and death metal weight into an ambitious and ever-shifting sound.