Binghamton, New York thrash and crossover act formed in 2014, fusing the aggression of classic thrash metal with the raw energy of hardcore punk in the upstate New York underground tradition.

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Stormriders is a stoner/doom metal band from New York City, formed in 2024, blending the hazy, fuzz-drenched heaviness of stoner metal with the slow, crushing momentum of doom.

New York metalcore band formed in 2024, drawing on the genre's synthesis of hardcore aggression and metal riffing to produce confrontational, high-energy material.

Heavy metal band from Queens, New York City with roots going back to 1996, representing the enduring traditional metal scene of the New York metro area with a sound grounded in classic American heavy metal.

New York post-black metal and shoegaze band formed in 2020, combining the abrasive tremolo-picked intensity of black metal with the ethereal, heavily reverbed textures of shoegaze to create immersive, emotionally layered soundscapes.

Deathcore and death metal band from Oriskany, New York, formed in 2008, one of the longer-running acts in the Central New York extreme metal underground. Their sound moved from death-thrash roots toward the breakdown-heavy intensity of deathcore.

New York experimental groove metal band formed in 2013, combining the low-end churn of groove metal with unconventional song structures and experimental sonic detours.

New York hardcore outfit SubZero was formed in 1989 by veterans of the NYHC scene, including members of Breakdown and Up Front, with vocalist Lou di Bella completing the lineup. Their 1996 debut full-length Happiness Without Peace established them as a durable force in the metallic hardcore underground, and the track 'Boxed In' was later covered by Hatebreed on For the Lions. Despite di Bella's battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia halting the band in the late 1990s, SubZero resumed activity and released The Suffering of Man in 2004.