Jacksonville, Florida's Shinedown have become one of the most dominant forces in modern mainstream rock, holding the record for most number-one Billboard Mainstream Rock singles by any band. Brent Smith's powerhouse vocals anchor a sound that ranges from heavy radio rock anthems like 'Sound of Madness' and 'Cut the Cord' to vulnerable ballads, making them consistent arena headliners and festival closers.

Tampa grindcore outfit Shining Wizard — the name a nod to pro wrestling — blasts through short, violent songs with the manic energy and irreverence that defines Florida's thriving underground grind scene since 2021.

Clearwater, Florida's Shiver have been serving up heavy, fuzz-soaked stoner metal since 2013, drawing on the peculiar tension between Florida's sun-drenched geography and the genre's slow, narcotic heaviness to craft a distinctly hazy, psychedelic sound.

Tampa heavy metal and hard rock band Shot formed in 2012, operating under the umbrella of Florida's heavily populated metal scene while keeping their sound rooted in the more classic, riff-forward end of the heavy metal spectrum.

Florida-based metalcore act Shovelhead have been grinding since 2013, delivering the aggressive riff-and-breakdown formula of the genre with a regional hardness that reflects the state's densely competitive heavy music circuit.

Miami sludge/doom duo formed in 2009, known for massive down-tuned riffs layered with swamp-thick atmosphere and the raw, swaggering physicality native to the Florida underground. They carry a distinctive Southern weight filtered through the caustic traditions of sludge.

Brutal death metal band from Cocoa Beach, Florida, formed in 2021, delivering the kind of dense, down-tuned carnage that fits squarely in Florida's long tradition of extreme metal extremity.

Fort Lauderdale death metal stalwarts with roots going back to 2002, part of the fertile South Florida scene that has produced some of the most punishing extremity in American metal history.

Miami's Silenmara fuses the locked-in pound of groove metal with metalcore's melodic aggression, building songs around syncopated riff cycles and a Southern Florida heat that adds a swaggering edge to the band's attack since forming in 2017.