Fort Myers, Florida death metal act that formed around 2009 and later split up, operating without a label.

Miami speed metal outfit channeling the frantic, high-octane energy of the genre's '80s heyday — fast picking, screaming leads, and an unrelenting drive from start to finish.

Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.

Orlando's Ensanguined arrived in 2023 fusing the maniacal velocity of speed metal with black metal's icy malevolence — a blood-soaked debut into Florida's extremity-rich underground.

Tampa's Exorcism Wounds evolved from raw black metal into a black/speed/thrash hybrid since forming in 2021, with the Florida city's long legacy of extreme metal clearly shaping their increasingly aggressive trajectory. The shift toward speed and thrash has sharpened their sound into something fiercer and more kinetic.

Tampa, Florida three-piece born in 2017 where the city's storied death metal legacy bleeds into a harder-edged cocktail of black metal, heavy metal, and speed metal. They carry the torch of the Florida underground while leaning into the reckless energy of early speed and heavy metal.

Brandon, Florida's Nasty Savage are one of the unsung survivors of the American metal underground, plying power-speed-thrash since 1985 with an eccentric theatricality that's always set them apart. Four decades in, the band still commands a rabid cult following.

A raw speed and thrash metal outfit out of Gainesville, Florida, Prostitute emerged in 2024 with the aggressive, no-frills energy of early Bay Area thrash and classic NWOBHM-influenced speed. Even as a new act, the band wastes no time announcing a commitment to velocity and abrasion over polish.