Groove metal project that migrated from Orlando to New York City. Their 2014 EP Thermobaric Waker — named after a type of explosive weapon — delivers concussive, rhythmically driven heaviness with the precision its military-grade title implies.

New York City death metal enigma whose 2013 debut Cosmic Collision Into The Fifth Dimension launches into interstellar extremity. The name alone — part alien taxonomy, part fever dream — signals a band operating far outside conventional death metal's orbit.

Queens deathcore project with a massive nine-release output since 2019. Albums like Cool Is Watching You and How Will All This End? suggest existential anxiety beneath the breakdowns, an unusually introspective approach for the genre emerging from New York City's outer boroughs.

New York City black metal stalwarts with six releases since 2012. Their catalog — including splits with Forest of Tygers and the full-length Exegeses — establishes them as one of the key voices in NYC's thriving black metal underground, blending urban intensity with atmospheric depth.

New York City grindcore project. The inverted nature documentary name captures grind's misanthropic worldview.

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.

New York thrash metal project from the New York underground.

New York City black metal project with six releases since 2022, including modular synthesis sample packs that blur the line between metal and electronic experimentation. Named after the red supergiant star, their music reflects a cosmic ambition rare in the underground.

New York black metal project.