Punishing Grindcore / Sludge Metal / Hardcore from Houston.

Lubbock's The Dead See occupy the harsh borderland between metalcore and sludge metal, where punishing breakdowns collide with the oppressive drag and dissonance of sludge. Formed in 2007, they've spent nearly two decades refining a sound that captures the desolation of the West Texas flatlands — sparse, heavy, and relentless. Their Bandcamp presence reflects a band that has stayed true to that bleak vision without compromise.

Blistering Thrash / Sludge Metal out of Texas.

Austin, Texas's Throat Piss emerged in 2023 with a deliberately confrontational name and a sound to match — experimental sludge metal colliding with hardcore punk in unpredictable, abrasive bursts drawn from the city's noise-tolerant DIY scene.

Denton's Todopoderoso, assembled in 2023, push progressive and sludge metal into unexpected territory, blending North Texas's vibrant experimental music scene with the genre's heaviest and most challenging structural tendencies.

World War Metal from Austin featuring members of Imprecation and Morbosidad. Debut full-length Commandoccult released 2022 on Godz Ov War Productions.