Orlando, Florida NWOTHM and power metal project. A variant spelling of Absalom bringing classic metal grandeur to Central Florida.

Absolver is a blackened sludge and noise metal band from the Fort Lauderdale and Miami area of Florida. Between 2017 and 2019, the band released three EPs of caustic, abrasive heaviness, blending sludge metal's crushing low end with walls of blackened noise.

Waukegan/Kenosha thrash metal project spanning the Illinois-Wisconsin border. The name strips away the concrete, leaving only aggressive shapes.

Abstracter is a blackened crust, sludge, and doom metal band from Oakland, California. Across six releases from 2012 to 2021, the band has refined a devastating sound that collapses d-beat urgency into walls of blackened sludge, with the 2015 EP "Wound Empire" marking a high point of crushing atmospheric extremity.

Abstraction is a black metal project from the Appleton and Green Bay area of Wisconsin. Extraordinarily prolific since 2023, the project has released over a dozen albums and EPs spanning raw black metal, experimental soundscapes, and game soundtracks, showcasing a restless creative vision.

Boston thrash metal project. The Germanically modified name promises construction through destruction — thrash metal's essential paradox.

Mythological occult black/thrash metal from North Texas. Proscriptor McGovern's vision was unmatched.

Minnesota black metal project. The three-letter name — meaning 'father' in Arabic — adds unexpected cultural depth to North Country black metal.

New Jersey death metal project. The name's ironic contrast with death metal's nihilism creates productive tension.