Sorus is a progressive sludge metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formed in 2016, combining the slow, crushing weight of sludge with the dynamic song structures and technical ambition of progressive metal.

Steve Purtee is a melodic heavy/power metal solo project from Orlando, Florida. The project operates within the anthem-driven tradition of power metal, emphasizing soaring melodies, clean vocals, and polished, guitar-forward arrangements.

Storm Within is a Pensacola, Florida band formed in 2021 that works in the progressive heavy/power metal space, blending soaring melodies with expansive, technically ambitious arrangements.

Heavy and power metal band from Fort Myers, Florida, formed in 1992, drawing on the NWOBHM-influenced tradition of American power metal, active in the Southwest Florida metal scene.

Sukulfuss is a Tampa, Florida band formed in 2023 fusing black metal's cold aggression with traditional heavy metal riffing into a blackened heavy metal sound.

Sulevia is a heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 2024 and rooted in the classic traditions of the genre.

Punta Gorda, Florida band formed in 2010 that has evolved considerably over its career, beginning in progressive power metal before gravitating toward a harder groove and thrash metal sound with a consistently wide-ranging musical sensibility.

Rising from Tampa's storied metal underground in 2017, The Darkening tap into the city's deep thrash heritage while anchoring their sound in the melodic muscle of classic heavy metal. Their approach leans on shredding twin-guitar work and the kind of clean-yet-forceful vocals that owe as much to early USPM as to Bay Area thrash. Tampa's legacy casts a long shadow, and The Darkening wear it with conviction.

Tampa, Florida one-person project launched in 2009 by AJ, whose sprawling catalog crosses heavy metal, death metal, grindcore, and ambient territory without settling into a single lane — including an instrumental EP exploring blues, sludge, and boozer rock alongside more extreme releases. The project's eclectic nature and free Bandcamp releases reflect a deliberately boundary-averse approach to extreme music.