Seattle metalcore act arriving in 2025 with the Blood On Our Hands EP. Their name — Latin for 'love conquers' — sets up an interesting tension with the brutality of their sound, emerging from a Pacific Northwest scene that continues to breed boundary-pushing heavy bands.

Fort Worth thrash metal act delivering horror-themed aggression since 2010. Their EP Horror in the Flesh channels the Texas heat into relentless riffing with a slasher-film aesthetic, keeping the DFW thrash tradition alive.

Lambertville, New Jersey progressive heavy metal project blending NWOTHM classicism with prog ambition. Their 2020 EP Dear Dark showcases sophisticated guitar work and compositional depth that draws from the best of both worlds.

Minneapolis power metal newcomers who emerged in 2023 with the Bruiser EP. Short, punchy, and unapologetically bombastic — a fresh addition to the Twin Cities' surprisingly deep metal roster.

Greenville, South Carolina melodic death metal outfit whose 2016 self-titled EP captures a band channeling Scandinavian melodeath traditions through a Southern lens. The Palmetto State may not be melodeath's obvious home, but Amorpheus makes a strong case.

Seattle funeral doom practitioners crafting glacially paced devastation since 2008. Their split with IVES and the Winter Songs EP traffic in the genre's most patient extremes — music measured not in minutes but in geological time, fitting for the grey Pacific Northwest.

Paterson, New Jersey black metal entity whose 2020 single Tonitrua — Latin for 'thunder' — delivers atmospheric ferocity from one of the Garden State's grittiest cities. A project that channels urban decay into frigid black metal.

Indiana black metal project maintaining a steady stream of singles and releases since 2020. Six releases in a few years demonstrate a prolific work ethic, building a catalog of raw, uncompromising black metal from the American heartland.

Amoxtli Tliltik is a black metal project from Mexico whose name draws from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. The project released a self-titled demo in 2016 and followed it with the single "Ocelote 'El soñador de Citlaltépetl'" in 2018, which references the volcanic peak Citlaltépetl in central Mexico.