Oregon symphonic black and gothic metal project Morphos Malediction, formed in 2022, weaves orchestral grandeur and gothic atmosphere into a black metal foundation. The result is cinematic and darkly ornate, drawing equally from European symphonic traditions and American underground extremity.

Morrighon is a metal band from Paramaribo, Suriname, playing a blend of speed metal and melodic death metal with industrial and thrash influences. The five-piece group released their debut album Silence of Creatures in 2015, recorded and mastered at Rockland Studio in Paramaribo, making them one of the few metal acts to emerge from Suriname.

Los Angeles heavy metal outfit Morrill, formed in 2022, plant themselves firmly in the classic hard rock and traditional heavy metal spectrum, channeling riff-forward songwriting and old-school attitude into music built for the stage. They represent a straightforward love of the form within LA's dense and diverse metal scene.

Seattle post-black metal band Morrow, active since 2016, bring a crust punk and anarcho edge to atmospheric black metal — their Bandcamp handle (morrowpunx) says plenty about where their loyalties lie. They combine sweeping, post-rock influenced black metal textures with the raw political urgency of the punk underground.

Seattle melodic black and power metal band Mors Navis, formed in 2021, fuse the melodic grandeur of power metal with the cold aggression of black metal, creating a sound that is simultaneously epic and grim. Their work sits at an ambitious intersection of two traditions that rarely meet so directly.

Pennsylvania black metal project Mors Umbra is one of the newer entries in the genre, formed in 2025 and dealing in the kind of unrelenting, shadow-heavy extremity the name implies. Still in their earliest stages, they represent the ongoing vitality of American black metal's underground grassroots.

San Antonio crossover thrash band Morta, formed in 2021, channel the pit-ready aggression of hardcore punk into a thrash metal framework that keeps the energy volatile and the tempos punishing. They're part of a healthy wave of Texas acts reclaiming the crossover sound with serious conviction.

Milwaukee death metal stalwarts Morta Skuld are one of the Midwest's most respected underground acts, with a history stretching back decades and a renewed commitment to the craft since 2023. Their sound is rooted in the classic American death metal tradition — dense, grinding, and purposeful.

Boise death metal band Mortal Ashes, formed in 2012, bring a determined, working-class approach to the genre from one of the Mountain West's smaller but dedicated metal scenes. Their music leans on classic death metal mechanics — thick riffing, blunt aggression, and unrelenting heaviness.