Dallas blackened doom/sludge. Crushing, atmospheric heaviness.

Dallas, Texas outfit Sparrows began in 2011 with a foundation in melodic death metal and metalcore before evolving toward a heavier blackened death metal sound, reflecting the broader evolution of the Dallas extreme metal scene.

Spear Siege is a Texas blackened death metal act formed in 2025, combining the aggression of death metal with the cold, blasting ferocity of black metal. A newly emerged project, they represent the current wave of extreme metal coming out of the Lone Star State.

Blasphemous Black Metal out of Texas.

Spectral Manifest is a Houston, Texas black/death metal band with roots going back to 2009, one of the longer-running acts operating at the intersection of those two genres in the state. Their work blends the infernal density of death metal with the blasphemous atmosphere of black metal in the tradition of South American and European underground extremity.

Spectral Omen is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2024, emerging from a city with a strong extreme metal underground. Their nascent catalog channels ominous, riff-driven black metal consistent with the darker currents running through the Texas scene.

Black/doom metal from Dallas.

Stahl Gorthorl is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2014, practicing raw and misanthropic black metal rooted in the Nordic tradition with a distinctly underground aesthetic.

Austin, Texas doom/black metal project formed in 2021 under the name Starshine, blending the glacial weight of doom metal with black metal's atmospheric tension in a project rooted in personal expression.