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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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Melodic metalcore from Dallas.
Heavy Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore out of Texas.
Heavy Symphonic / Melodic Death Metal from Houston.
Blistering Thrash / Sludge Metal out of Texas.
Satirical punk fury from Austin.
ThickSkind is a progressive metal band from Dallas, Texas, active since 2013, drawing on the genre's tradition of complex structures and dynamic shifts while rooted in the rich heavy music culture of North Texas. Their progressive approach distinguishes them within a Dallas scene more often associated with straight-ahead heaviness.
Hailing from Pampa, Texas — a remote stretch of the Panhandle — This Noose... My Neck... practice funeral doom of the most desolate variety, stretching grief and isolation into glacially slow compositions that feel as vast as the surrounding plains.
Dallas, Texas's Thorn formed in 2023 playing traditional heavy metal and power metal, joining a city with a long history of the genre and bringing melody, anthem-ready hooks, and twin-guitar power to the Texas metal scene.
One of the oldest USBM bands, active since 1993. Named after the Isengard song. Released on Werewolf Records with decades of raw, bestial output.
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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.