Flagstaff, Arizona's Face Pulp waste no time — formed in 2022, they grind through death metal, grindcore, and hardcore punk in the most uncompromising way the high desert allows.

Out of Ashtabula, Ohio, Face Rot have been running blackened grindcore since 2013 — short, vicious songs that swap grind's antisocial energy for a colder, more nihilistic black metal atmosphere.

Phoenix's Face the Flames lean into the slow and the heavy, crafting stoner-doom that trades the desert city's relentless heat into fuzz-soaked riffs and brooding, patient tempos since 2017.

Neenah, Wisconsin's Face the Horde have been combining death and thrash metal since 2019, channeling Midwest grit into tight, aggressive riffing that draws from both genres without splitting the difference.

Marshfield, Missouri's Face the Wheel deal in the classic intersection of heavy and thrash metal, putting meat on the bones of a sound that's been core to American metal since 2018.

New York-based deathcore outfit Face Yourself channel the fury of Myspace-era brutality through a modern lens, anchored by vocalist Yasmin Liverneaux Belkhodja's crushing delivery and a multinational lineup spanning France, New Jersey, and Colorado. Since forming in 2023, the band has rapidly released three EPs showcasing their evolution as purveyors of devastating breakdowns and melodic heaviness.

Portland's Facedowninshit have been hauling sludge metal through hardcore's gutter since 2006, building a sound as confrontational and unglamorous as the name suggests.

Lowell, Massachusetts's Faceless Enemy started in 2022 as brutal deathcore before pivoting toward slam and brutal death metal — an evolution toward pure extremity with no interest in accessibility.

Raleigh's Faceless Enemy bring a different energy to the name, mixing groove metal's locked-in rhythm with thrash's urgency since 2022 in the heart of North Carolina's metal scene.