Brutal Technical Death Metal / Deathcore from New Braunfels.

Austin, Texas death metal project with seven releases since 2008, including the ongoing Eastland Tales saga. Their serialized approach to death metal — building narratives across multiple albums — demonstrates an ambitious, novelistic vision unique in the Texas underground.

Texas black metal act named after the anxiety medication, channeling the Lone Star State's vast emptiness into raw, medicated darkness.

Dallas hardcore punk and sludge project with three releases since 2018. The Inglewood Tapes series captures raw, unvarnished aggression from the DFW underground — punk-inflected sludge that hits like a withdrawal from a cash machine that only dispenses punishment.

Pasadena/La Porte, Texas crossover thrash act whose 2011 EP Blood, Sweat, and Beers captures the DIY spirit of Houston-area punk-metal. The title tells you everything about their priorities.

Dallas melodic death metal project with seven releases since 2021. A New Low and Empty Vessel anchor a prolific catalog that channels Scandinavian melodeath traditions through DFW Metroplex intensity, the name pairing nuclear physics with Durkheimian sociology.

Melodic progressive metal from Houston with art-rock grandeur.

Brutal Deathcore from El Paso.

Austin crossover thrash/hardcore act distinguishing themselves with the TX suffix, delivering pit-ready aggression from the Live Music Capital with punk-fueled intensity.