Whiskey-soaked Southern Metal out of Texas.

Out of Dallas since 2018, Depth-Charge deal in the kind of groove metal that hits like a sledgehammer wrapped in Southern heat. Their Southern metal leanings give their thick, mid-paced riffs a distinctly Texan swagger, landing somewhere between bulldozing groove and swampy heaviness.

Out of Orange, Texas, Glory Glory plants its flag at the crossroads of Southern metal and metalcore — drawling groove and chest-forward aggression wrapped around songs with genuine emotional stakes. Since 2010 they've represented Southeast Texas with conviction.

Dallas's Hell Goat plants Southern metal's flag deep in Texas soil, churning out sludge-laced, groove-heavy riffs drenched in heat and diesel. Formed in 2016, they carry the slow-burning menace of the Lone Star underground with deliberate, swaggering weight.

Named after an invasive aquatic weed, Deer Park's Hydrilla chokes out the competition with thick groove riffs and a Southern swagger rooted deep in the Houston industrial corridor. Their sound hits like the humidity — heavy, inescapable, and absolutely relentless.

Mean Heavy / Southern Metal from Houston.

Fort Worth's Plough emerged in 2025 with the sun-baked swagger of Southern metal rooted deep in Texas soil, blending the fuzz-heavy stomp of stoner rock with a regional earthiness that feels genuinely local. Heavy and unhurried, they arrive at a moment when the Metroplex's heavy scene has room for something built to ride slow and loud.

Corpus Christi's The Southern Revival carry on the tradition of Southern metal — heavy, bluesy, and rooted in the soil — with a sound that draws equally from Texas riff culture and the swampy stomp of the Gulf Coast. Formed in 2019, the band channels regional identity into slow-burning, groove-heavy metal.