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Pretty When You Break (2026)
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Three Sides of One (2022)
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Definition (1992)
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Browse Texas Metal Bands
63 bands found
Mean Heavy / Power / Groove Metal out of Texas.
Fort Worth's Grimoire have been running crossover thrash and classic thrash through a Texas-sized filter since 2011, combining hardcore's directness with metal's riff obsession for a sound that's both technically sharp and relentlessly aggressive.
Devastating Brutal Death Metal from Corpus Christi.
Dallas's Gruesome Fate have been a fixture in the Texas death metal underground since 2017, delivering the kind of dark, punishing material that slots naturally alongside the state's long and brutal extreme metal tradition. The name is a promise they keep.
From the Rio Grande Valley, Guillen push progressive and experimental death metal into uncommonly strange territory — unconventional song structures, challenging rhythms, and a willingness to sacrifice accessibility for artistic vision. Since 2012, they've been one of the most distinctive voices from South Texas.
Devastating Death Metal from Dallas.
Stoner/sludge metal from Texas.
Ruthless Black / Death Metal from Fort Worth.
Heavyweight industrial metal from Houston.
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Texas Metal Index is an index of Texas heavy metal bands — death metal, black metal, thrash metal, doom metal, metalcore, hardcore punk, and all heavy music. Browse bands by genre, find metal concerts near you, and discover the Texas metal scene.