Spectral Manifest is a Houston, Texas black/death metal band with roots going back to 2009, one of the longer-running acts operating at the intersection of those two genres in the state. Their work blends the infernal density of death metal with the blasphemous atmosphere of black metal in the tradition of South American and European underground extremity.

Spectral Omen is a black metal band from San Antonio, Texas, formed in 2024, emerging from a city with a strong extreme metal underground. Their nascent catalog channels ominous, riff-driven black metal consistent with the darker currents running through the Texas scene.

Spectre of War is an Austin, Texas band formed in 2021, combining the ferocity of death metal and thrash with the raw, anarchic energy of crust punk into a relentless, war-torn sonic assault.

Black/doom metal from Dallas.

Spell Breaker is a traditional heavy metal band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2025, playing classic-styled metal drawing on the NWOBHM and American heavy metal traditions from one of Texas's border cities.

Crushing Slam / Brutal Death Metal from San Antonio, Texas / Weidman, Michigan.

Spinal Remains is a grindcore and death metal band from Conroe, Texas, formed in 2019, blasting through short, venomous songs that tap into the grind tradition while maintaining the heaviness of death metal.

Epic traditional doom/heavy metal. Nate Garrett delivers riffs and melodies with crushing emotional weight.

Colossal Death / Doom Metal out of Texas.