A New York-based death/doom outfit active since 2014, this incarnation of Monarch traces the slow, cavernous edge where death metal's brutality bleeds into doom's suffocating weight.

Brooklyn's Mongrel bring a raw, stripped-down black metal aesthetic to New York City since 2010, keeping the genre's primitive hostility intact amid the borough's dense and varied underground.

A long-running post-metal and sludge outfit from Cortland, New York, Monolith have been building slow, crushing soundscapes since 1993, channeling the weight of upstate isolation into feedback-drenched, deliberate riffs.

Based in Farmingdale, New York, Monolith Zero formed in 2020 and pursue progressive metal with an emphasis on layered composition and dynamic shifts, channeling Long Island's quiet suburbs into expansive instrumental architecture.

Groove metal out of Yonkers, New York since 2007, Monster X bring downtuned, mid-tempo heaviness to a Hudson Valley city with blue-collar grit built into the sound — infectious rhythm, thick riffs, and a hard-hitting attitude.

A Buffalo, New York heavy metal band formed in 2021, Monument began in the city's storied tradition of hard, guitar-driven music and have since evolved toward a harder rock sensibility while retaining their metal roots.

Moon Tooth is a Long Island progressive metal band formed in 2013, known for sophisticated songwriting that incorporates jazz-influenced rhythms, soulful vocal performances, and dynamic shifts that reward patient listeners. They have built a devoted following through relentless touring and a sound that feels genuinely distinct within American progressive metal.

A New York heavy metal act with roots stretching back to 1997, Moonrock has spent decades keeping the traditional metal flame alive through an era dominated by extremity and genre fragmentation.

Merrick, New York's Morbid Curiosity began with death metal and grindcore before expanding into alternative metal and hardcore territory — a restless band formed in 2020 that resists settling into any single extreme subgenre.