Abrasion is a thrash and death metal band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Their 2016 split with Beelzebud showcases the band's aggressive, no-holds-barred approach to extreme thrash from the South Texas underground.

Punishing Death Metal out of Texas.

Savage Raw Black Metal / Ambient out of Texas.

Denton/Fort Worth raw black metal and ambient project active 2017-2018, exploring themes of alchemy, the afterlife, and extinction across lo-fi, atmospheric compositions.

Houston's Cold and Lust traffic in raw black metal with a Texas underground sensibility, blending nihilistic atmosphere with primitive, flesh-stripping aggression that owes nothing to polish.

Raw Raw Black Metal out of Texas.

Operating out of Granbury, Texas since 2004, Hatestorm33 deal in raw, unpolished black metal with forays into dungeon synth — lo-fi and uncompromising in a way that feels deliberately removed from the mainstream.

Ferocious Speed / Thrash Metal from Houston.

A raw black metal act born in El Paso in 2024, Ovis Adorator trades in the most stripped and corrosive end of the spectrum — lo-fi production, caustic tremolo, and a confrontational ritual edge baked into the name itself. The Chihuahuan Desert heat and proximity to the border lend a geographic isolation that suits the genre's uncompromising aesthetic.

Dallas's Rosary Grave formed in 2023 at the crossroads of raw black metal and dungeon synth, pairing corrosive, low-fidelity black metal with ambient passages that feel genuinely haunted rather than decorative. It's a young project, but one that already sounds like it has a clear and unsettling vision.

Texas act Rougarou, formed in 2024, takes their name from the Cajun werewolf legend and channels it into raw black metal laced with folk elements — an unsettling mix that roots their sound in regional myth and primitive riffing. It's an early but sharp-edged project with a distinctly American folkloric slant.

A Texas raw black metal project born in 2025, Satanik and Konfused embrace the deliberately primitive and abrasive end of the spectrum — lo-fi production, caustic riffs, and a contempt for polish that defines the raw black metal underground. Young and uncompromising, they represent the genre's DIY spirit in its most unfiltered form.

Sepulchrum emerged from Irving, Texas in 2023 trafficking in raw black metal of the most unadorned and primitive variety. Their music strips the genre down to its coldest essentials — corrosive tremolo, lo-fi production, and an atmosphere of total hostility — rooted in the underground black metal ethos that eschews refinement by design. They are part of a quietly growing raw black metal presence in the North Texas area.

Filthy Raw Black Metal out of Texas.

Supremacy of Love is an Austin, Texas raw black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2020, contrasting its serene name with abrasive, lo-fi black metal built on corrosive production and primitive intensity.