Glenwood Springs, Colorado death metal project whose 2015 debut The Chosen Slain channels mountain isolation into brutal extremity. Operating from a ski town in the Rockies, they bring death metal to one of the genre's most improbable locations.

Chicago thrash metal project from the Illinois underground.

Houston crossover thrash project from the Texas underground.

Greeley thrash metal project from the Colorado underground.

And Hell Followed With is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2006 from members of several local extreme metal acts. The band released Domain and Proprioception before splitting in 2012, then reuniting in 2018 and releasing Quietus in 2022. Their music blends the melodic sensibility of Gothenburg-style death metal with the rhythmic aggression of American deathcore.

Piedmont Triad sludge metal project from the North Carolina underground.

Kingsport black metal project from the Tennessee underground.

West Palm Beach death metal and deathcore hybrid with progressive ambitions. Their 2012 full-length The Seven Sounds weaves technical complexity through crushing heaviness, emerging from South Florida's deep well of extreme talent.

Groove metal project that migrated from Orlando to New York City. Their 2014 EP Thermobaric Waker — named after a type of explosive weapon — delivers concussive, rhythmically driven heaviness with the precision its military-grade title implies.