Syracuse, New York groove metal project whose cinematic name evokes a wartime heist film. Upstate New York heaviness with Hollywood flair.

Poughkeepsie, New York death metal project. Named after the espionage term for infiltrators within enemy lines — subversive extremity from the mid-Hudson Valley.

Buffalo, New York hardcore punk and thrash hybrid. The comparative name promises something beyond ordinary darkness from Western New York's hardscrabble scene.

New York City metalcore and thrash project named after the Exodus classic. Manhattan aggression paying tribute to Bay Area thrash royalty.

A Pale Horse Named Death is a doom and gothic metal band from New York City. The project draws from the same bleak, atmospheric well as Type O Negative and Life of Agony, with their 2019 full-length "When The World Becomes Undone" delivering thirteen tracks of crushing, melancholic heaviness.

Brooklyn post-metal project delivering atmospheric heaviness from New York City's creative epicenter. Cinematic, boundary-crossing music.

A Wake in Providence is a symphonic deathcore band from Staten Island, New York. Known for blending orchestral arrangements with crushing breakdowns, the band continues to push the boundaries of modern extreme metal.

Buffalo, New York doom metal project. Solo artist carrying Western New York's heavy music tradition forward.

Dix Hills, Long Island groove metal project. Suburbia channeled through rhythmic heaviness from one of New York's wealthiest communities.