Trenton, New Jersey thrash metal band that has been active since 2009, representing the Garden State's underground metal scene with a straight-ahead aggressive approach to the genre.

Orlando progressive and sludge metal band active from around 2013, blending slow-burning sludge weight with progressive song structures in the fertile Florida extreme metal underground.

Orlando black and death metal studio project formed in 2017, with two members crafting dense and atmospheric extreme metal from Central Florida.

A Florida black/death metal act formed in 2017, contributing the track Metal of Death to the 2018 Tribute to Beherit compilation while pursuing aggressively dark occult and transgressive themes.

Lake Worth, Florida black metal band Bartholin has been active since 2009, exploring expansive and unsettling themes of space, eternity, and genocide.

Blood Divisions is a Florida heavy metal collective formed in 2015, founded by Chris Jericho (Fozzy, WWE), guitarist David Austin (Nasty Savage), and Ed Aborn, with additional participants drawn from bands including Obituary. Conceived as a charitable project paying homage to Florida's heavy metal roots, the band released a self-titled EP in 2015 and the Cardinal One EP via Metal Blade Records in March 2017. Their sound channels classic American heavy metal riff structures with contributions from the state's longstanding metal community.

Orlando's Bodybox burst onto the extreme metal scene in 2021 with a savage blend of brutal death metal, grindcore, and hardcore that hits like a sledgehammer to the chest. Frontman Harrison Brown leads the assault through guttural vocals over relentless blast beats and downtuned savagery. Their debut album '3' cemented their reputation as one of Florida's most unhinged new heavy acts, carrying on the state's proud tradition of death metal brutality.

Bodysnatcher emerged from the swamps of South Florida in 2014, delivering a brand of deathcore and beatdown hardcore so heavy it feels like being buried alive. Their albums 'This Heavy Void' and 'Bleed-Abide' pair guttural vocals with crushing slam riffs and breakdowns designed to level any room. The band has become a cornerstone of the modern deathcore underground, earning respect through sheer sonic violence.