Explore Texas Metal

Browse Texas Metal Bands

160 bands found
El Paso · 2011–present · active
West Texas extreme metal act blending death, black, thrash, and grindcore into an uncompromising assault. Their debut Throne of Apathy packed 10 tracks into 24 minutes of relentless brutality.
Dallas · 2010–present · active
Dallas metalcore/post-hardcore. Cinematic heaviness with electronic elements.
Amarillo · 2019–present · active
Ruthless Melodic Doom / Death Metal out of Texas.
Dallas · 2023–present · active
Technical Progressive Heavy Metal out of Texas.
Dallas · 2005–present · active
Dallas death metal act Crucifix are rooted in the fertile Texas underground that has produced extreme metal bands for decades, channeling the state's tradition of heavy, punishing music into a direct and brutal approach.
Rio Grande Valley · 1989–present · active
One of the earliest Texas death metal bands and a progenitor of the brutal death metal style alongside Suffocation and Internal Bleeding. Members Danny Martinez and Armando Mata recorded Desert of Shattered Hopes in 1993, reissued by Nuclear Winter Records and La Caverna Records.
San Antonio · 2014–present · active
San Antonio doom and sludge metal band wallowing in the slow, oppressive heaviness that Texas's extreme underground does so well. Their music is deliberately paced and emotionally bleak.
Amarillo · 2025–present · active
Amarillo black-death metal act operating out of the West Texas plains with a raw and ferocious approach to extreme metal. Their sound is feral and unrefined in the best underground tradition.
Humble · 2017–present · active
Humble, Texas death-thrash band delivering the kind of punishing riff-heavy metal that has long thrived in the Houston-area underground. Their music is aggressive, direct, and unashamedly brutal.

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