New York's Fall Out launched in 2020 with a stripped-down thrash approach that prioritizes velocity and attitude over polish. Raw and unapologetically aggressive, they represent the kind of underground thrash that lives and dies by the intensity of the live room.

Rochester, New York's Fallen Angel have been delivering power and speed metal since 1992, channeling the twin-guitar heroics and soaring vocal ambitions of the genre's golden era. Decades on, they remain a steady presence in the upstate New York heavy metal tradition.

Bronx-based Falling Antares occupy a rare position in the New York metal scene: extreme progressive metal with a genuinely adventurous structural approach, active since 2015. Named after one of the sky's most massive dying stars, they pursue the kind of dense, sprawling compositions that demand — and reward — total attention.

Brooklyn's Fallout have been delivering hard-nosed heavy metal and hard rock since 2018, rooted in the borough's long tradition of working-class rock and roll. Their sound is unshowy and direct — the kind of heavy metal that has more in common with a bar stage than an arena, and is better for it.

New York's Fallout blends the ferocity of death metal with the kinetic energy of thrash, formed in 2018. The combination makes for a sound that's both technically aggressive and viscerally propulsive.

Out of Patchogue, New York, False Gods deal in the slow and heavy — doom and sludge metal that crawls forward with deliberate menace. Formed in 2016, they build tension through weight and repetition rather than speed.

Buffalo's Fane works in the overlapping territory of doom and sludge metal, where slow riffs carry enormous weight and the atmosphere is thick enough to feel physical. Since 2017, they've been one of upstate New York's heavier propositions.

Rochester's Fantom deals in traditional heavy metal with a shadowy theatricality that suits the band's name. Since 2017 they've been part of upstate New York's small but committed metal underground.

Brutal death metal collective Final Resting Place unite members from northeast hardcore and metal acts including Simulakra, Sanction, and Devil Master to deliver punishing extremity steeped in themes of destruction and death. Their EPs 'Prelude to Extinction' and 'Bound by Affliction' on DAZE showcase a band committed to the most uncompromising end of the heavy spectrum.