Explore US Metal
Featured Album
Island In The Sun (Re-Opened 2025) (2025)
Featured Thrash Metal Album
Ad Astra (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Featured Sludge Metal Album
On The Hunt (2023)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
Browse US Metal Bands
14964 bands found
Whiskey-soaked Heavy / Power / Southern Metal from Houston.
Thunderous Heavy / Groove Metal out of Texas.
Pasadena's Mashe Namak emerged in 2020 with an atmospheric black metal approach that emphasizes texture and mood over raw hostility. The project draws from the genre's ambient and melancholic side, building slow-moving landscapes of coldness and dread.
Ferocious Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Los Angeles' Masi blend neoclassical shred sensibility with heavy metal's bombast, led by guitarwork that prioritizes technical precision and melodic grandeur. An LA institution in the tradition of the city's technically oriented metal lineage.
Los Angeles' Masked Jackal have been delivering no-frills, pit-ready thrash since 2018, channeling the genre's most primal instincts without complication. In a city full of metal, they stand out for their relentless commitment to aggression.
Portland's Masonic Weird have inhabited the heavy, hazy space between doom metal and psychedelic rock since 2011, letting their riffs breathe at whatever tempo they demand. Their sound is built for volume and deliberate repetition.
Houston's Masqued weave orchestral grandeur into progressive metal architecture, a symphonic approach that carries the ambition of the city's outsized character. Since 2013 the band has pushed toward theatrical heaviness with genuine compositional craft.
Cleveland's Mass Murder Phenomena have been grinding out death metal since 2011, carrying on the Rust Belt city's tradition of uncompromising extremity with blunt-force efficiency. No ornamentation, no apology — just relentless, focused brutality.
Enter the Inferno
View all threads →Frequently asked questions
US Metal Index indexes hundreds of US heavy metal bands across every subgenre — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, grindcore, sludge, stoner metal, and more. Browse heavy metal bands by genre, city, or state.
Yes — browse US death metal bands in our index. Filter by genre to find death metal, technical death metal, and melodic death metal bands. We also index black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Use the genre filter to browse US black metal bands. We index black metal, atmospheric black metal, and related subgenres alongside death metal, thrash metal, doom metal, and all heavy metal bands.
Browse our index for US thrash metal bands. Filter by genre to discover thrash metal, crossover thrash, and speed metal bands. Our index covers all heavy metal bands including death metal, black metal, doom, and metalcore.
Yes — we index metalcore bands, doom metal bands, and every heavy metal subgenre. Browse US metalcore, doom metal, sludge metal, stoner metal, progressive metal, power metal, and more.
Yes — browse US hardcore punk bands alongside heavy metal bands. We cover hardcore punk, crust punk, D-beat, grindcore, metalcore, and all heavy music subgenres.
Filter by city and state to find heavy metal bands near you. Each band page includes streaming links, genre tags, and upcoming metal concerts. Discover death metal, black metal, thrash, doom, and all heavy metal bands in your area.
Visit our shows page for US metal concerts — death metal shows, black metal concerts, thrash metal shows, doom concerts, and all heavy metal events. Updated daily with ticket links from Ticketmaster and SeatGeek.
US Metal Index is an index of US heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the US metal scene.