(god-rot) is a progressive death metal and grindcore outfit from Rochester, New York. The band made their mark with their 2022 self-titled full-length, an eight-track album that fuses the technical ambition of progressive death metal with the frenzied velocity of grindcore.

10-50 Nightmare is a death metal and groove metal band from Rotterdam, New York, debuting in 2024 with a self-titled four-track EP. Named after the police code for a traffic accident, the band plays a blend of chunky groove riffs and death metal aggression with an in-your-face attitude. Tracks like "Watch Your Tude Bro" and "You Make Me Feel Hatred" establish the band's confrontational tone.

Poughkeepsie, New York death metal project. Named after the espionage term for infiltrators within enemy lines — subversive extremity from the mid-Hudson Valley.

Marshalltown, Iowa death/doom project — distinct from the Rochester band of the same name. Midwestern isolation fueling heavy, despairing extremity.

Dix Hills, Long Island death metal project. Pure disgust distilled into heavy music from the New York suburbs.

Abyzou is a death metal project originally from Phoenix, Arizona, now based in New York. Remarkably prolific in 2022-2023, the project released over a dozen EPs, singles, and splits exploring varied corners of death metal, from synthesized renditions to nautical-themed concept pieces.

Abyzouth is a blackened death metal band from New York City. Their 2021 EP "Wrathbringer" delivers five tracks of venomous blackened death metal from the concrete underground.

Adelphophagy is a death metal band from Buffalo, New York. Named after the biological phenomenon of sibling cannibalism, the band delivers suitably savage death metal from the Western New York underground.

New York City death metal project. The name — evoking eternity — channels timeless brutality from Manhattan.