Nyack, New York melodic death metal and progressive project whose 2020 EP Three Songs teams with producer brwnsounds for a polished take on technical extreme metal. The suburban Hudson Valley setting belies the sophistication of their approach.

Rochester melodic death metal project from the New York underground.

Syracuse, New York melodic death metal band bringing Scandinavian-influenced aggression to Central New York, channeling the region's harsh winters into icy melodeath fury.

New York City melodic death metal act delivering hook-laden aggression from the five boroughs, blending Scandinavian melodeath influence with NYC's relentless energy.

A melodic death metal band from Long Island, New York formed in 2006, channeling themes of internal and external struggle through the genre's melodic aggression.

Chaos Enigma is a New York-based project blending progressive and melodic death metal, known for unrestrained genre experimentation that draws on the technical side of extreme metal. The band is connected to other New York metal acts and has released anniversary re-recordings of early material.

Rochester melodic death metal act blending the emotional sweep of melodic songwriting with the brutality of straight death metal. They bring a distinct Northern New York sensibility to a well-traveled genre.

Melodic death metal band from Hastings-on-Hudson, New York that has operated under several names since 2004, committed to keeping melody intact without sacrificing heaviness. Their self-titled 2024 album continues a long history of emotionally driven, riff-forward melodic death metal in the Hudson Valley area.

Buffalo's Damages have been crafting melodic death metal with a pronounced sense of craft and songwriting depth since 2009. They channel the Scandinavian melodeath template through an American lens, adding their own blue-collar edge to the genre's soaring sensibility.