New York's Castigate operate firmly in brutal death metal territory, prioritizing gore-drenched guttural vocals and relentlessly technical riffing over any melodic concession.

Chepang formed in Queens, New York in 2016, founded by Nepalese immigrants who self-designated their music as 'immigrindcore,' combining powerviolence, grindcore, crust punk, and noise rock with Nepalese-language lyrics addressing class inequality and political resistance. The band's unconventional lineup includes two drummers and two vocalists, producing a chaotic and physically overwhelming sound. They signed to Relapse Records and released Jhyappa in 2025, continuing a discography that includes Chatta (2020) and Swatta (2023).

New York's Collapstomy brews a particularly unpleasant combination of grindcore, death metal, and sludge — ugly by design, the kind of band that seems to take genuine pleasure in musical discomfort.

Saugerties, New York band grinding through death metal and grindcore with short, abrasive blasts of extremity. Rooted firmly in the underground traditions of both genres, they favor speed and rawness.

Criminal Element merge death metal's morbid brutality with grindcore's political ferocity from within the Washington D.C. underground. Their sound reflects the confrontational energy of the capital city's extreme music scene.

Syracuse, New York's Criminally Insane combine the gore and brutality of death metal with grindcore's explosive intensity in the tradition of upstate New York's extreme underground. Their music is fast, ugly, and uncompromising.

New York's Crucial Hate operate at the extreme end of the death/grind spectrum, delivering short, savage bursts of blasting drums and guttural riffing that leave little room for breath. Brutality and brevity are the defining virtues.