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Apple Valley, CA · 2021–present · active
An Apple Valley, California act formed in 2021, Through the Oculus carves out a niche in melodic death and groove metal, blending hook-driven riff structures with the brutality of death metal's lower register.
Dallas, TX · 2017–present · active
Dallas progressive metal outfit Through the Siren has been crafting intricate, dynamics-driven music since 2017, drawing on technical songwriting and textured arrangements that set them apart from the straightforward heaviness of the local scene.
Omaha, NE · 2015–present · active
Omaha's Through the Stone ride the line between heavy metal muscle and stoner metal haze, delivering mid-paced riffs with a fuzz-soaked swagger that reflects the blue-collar grit of the Nebraska underground since 2015.
Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2012–present · active
Hailing from the high-altitude isolation of Mammoth Lakes, California, Through These Gates have been forging black/death metal since 2012, combining the cold tremolo aggression of black metal with the gutting brutality of death.
Balboa, CA · 1999–present · active
Orange County's Throwdown began in 1999 as a force in metalcore and hardcore before evolving into a groove-heavy machine influenced by Pantera-style crunch, earning a loyal following across both worlds over two decades of punishing live performances.
Portland, OR · 2017–present · active
Portland's Thrown blend heavy, doom, and speed metal into a genre-crossing assault born in 2017, channeling the darkness of traditional doom against the kinetic drive of speed metal in a way that feels distinctly Pacific Northwest.
Los Angeles, CA · 2016–present · active
Los Angeles metalcore outfit Thrown into Exile have been building a reputation in the sprawling Southern California scene since 2016, delivering punishing breakdowns and melodic urgency that pull from both hardcore and modern metal.
NJ · 2025–present · active
New Jersey's Thrown to the Hole and Eaten by Rats arrived in 2025 with a name as uncompromising as their sound, fusing the ugliness of sludge metal with the confrontational energy of hardcore into something deliberately abrasive.
Atlanta, GA · 2022–present · active
Atlanta's Thrumm emerged in 2022 with a slow-burning stoner-doom approach, layering fuzz-heavy guitar work and meditative tempos into the kind of suffocating, low-end-saturated sound the city's underground has long nurtured.

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