A California-based one-person project formed in 2021, Sinn Demonisk fuses raw black metal austerity with crust punk's d-beat aggression, producing lo-fi, deliberately abrasive material with no interest in polish or compromise.

Skaven is an Oakland, California sludge metal and crust punk band formed in 2004, rooted in the Bay Area's long tradition of heavy, filthy music that draws equally from Neurosis and His Hero Is Gone. Their sound is oppressive and slow-burning, built on feedback-soaked riffs and punk urgency.

A Los Angeles thrash metal band formed in 2018, this Slaughterhouse draws from Southern California's rich thrash heritage — a lineage that runs from the Big Four's influence through decades of LA underground bands keeping the genre's speed and aggression alive.

Stench of Evil is an Atlanta, Georgia-based death/black metal and crust punk band formed in 2020. They combine the malevolent heaviness of death and black metal with the abrasive, politically charged energy of crust punk.

Stormcrow is an Oakland, California band formed in 2005 that merges the rawness of crust punk with grinding death metal brutality, earning recognition in underground circles for their ferocious, socially charged material.

Los Angeles-based Swartwoud has operated since 2013 at the intersection of black metal, sludge, and crust punk, with an ambient undercurrent running through their abrasive, lo-fi recordings.

California's Swine Infection blends black metal and crust punk into a raw, anarchic sound, active since 2012 and rooted in the lo-fi, DIY tradition common to both genres.