Risen from the ashes of Soul Inquisition. Active since 2000, making them one of Houston's longest-running doom acts.

Soaring Speed / Power Metal out of Texas.

Houston's Metalstorm are one of the longer-running heavy metal acts in the Texas underground, having kept their brand of traditional metal alive since 1989. Their sound draws from the classic hard rock and heavy metal blueprint — muscular riffs, melodic hooks, and a workmanlike commitment to the genre that has outlasted countless trends. Their longevity in a city known for its bruising extreme metal scene speaks to a genuine dedication to the craft.

Heavy Heavy Metal from Fort Worth.

Furious Heavy / Thrash Metal from Austin.

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Born in Longview, Texas, Monte Pittman is a guitarist best known as Madonna's long-standing live bandleader, having joined her touring operation in 2001, while also serving as bassist and composer for Prong and later Ministry. His solo career, launched with The Deepest Dark in 2009, explores hard rock and heavy metal, with seven albums released including the concurrent 2018 releases Between the Space and Better or Worse, which demonstrated the range of his songwriting across aggressive and acoustic styles.

San Marcos, Texas's Mutant Disease blend heavy and thrash metal into a hard-hitting hybrid that carries the swagger of the former and the velocity of the latter, landing in the rowdy tradition of Texas speed metal. Formed in 2016, they operate in the fertile Central Texas corridor between Austin and San Antonio.

Pearsall, Texas's Mute TX formed in 2022 playing groove and heavy metal from a small ranching town in South Texas, channeling working-class grit into a sound built on down-tuned riffs and hard-driving rhythms. Their presence demonstrates that Texas metal has roots in places far beyond the major metro areas.