Epic Symphonic Power Metal out of Texas.

Relentless Thrash Metal (early); Speed / Heavy Metal (later) from San Antonio.

Heavy Death Metal from Edinburg.

Dynamic Metalcore from Houston.

Xsimios is a Heavy Metal band from Calama, in Chile's Antofagasta region, active since 2009. The band released their self-titled full-length album in 2016, their only entry in the Metal Archives discography to date.

Formed in Oakland, California in 1974 as Yesterday and Today, Y&T are among the most accomplished hard rock acts to emerge from the Bay Area, releasing two albums on London Records before shortening their name and signing to A&M Records in 1981. The trio of albums Earthshaker (1981), Black Tiger (1982), and Mean Streak (1983) represent their commercial and artistic high point, fueled by guitarist and vocalist Dave Meniketti's expressive playing and the band's melodic hard rock craftsmanship. In Rock We Trust (1984) became their best-selling record, and the band has sold over four million albums worldwide despite never achieving the mainstream prominence their craft warranted.

Yafkan is a Doom/Death Metal band from Concepción, Chile, formed in 2020. The band draws on dark poetry for lyrical themes, and released their debut EP El Llanto in 2024, preceded by early singles and a demo under the same title in 2020.

Yautja formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2010 as a trio — guitarists Shibby Poole, bassist Kayhan Vaziri, and drummer Tyler Coburn — intent on bridging grindcore velocity with sludge metal density, a pairing they pursue without compromise. Their debut Songs of Descent drew critical attention for the conviction of its execution, and The Lurch (2021, Relapse Records), recorded at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, offered a more expansive and dynamic take on the same confrontational template. The band has been described as one of the most cohesive practitioners of the grindcore-sludge hybrid.

Savage Black / Death Metal out of Texas.