Stalagmite is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania black metal band formed in 2023, carving out a place in the city's active underground metal scene with raw, atmospheric black metal.

Star Viper is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania blackened heavy and thrash metal band formed in 2022, infusing the cold aggression of black metal into a framework of classic heavy and thrash metal riffing.

Pennsylvania black metal and dungeon synth project formed in 2021, blending the harshness of raw black metal with the serene, forest-ambient qualities of dungeon synth. The Swedish name roughly translates to "owl forest," evoking the solitary woodland atmosphere central to the project's aesthetic.

Philadelphia depressive black metal project formed in 2015, inhabiting the raw, emotionally harrowing corner of the black metal spectrum defined by minimalist production and themes of despair.

Summanus is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania blackened death metal band formed in 2021, drawing on the name of the Roman deity of nocturnal thunder to frame a sound that merges black metal atmosphere with death metal ferocity.

Sunreaver is a blackened death metal band from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, formed in 2018, fusing the ferocity of death metal with the cold malevolence of black metal in a style that draws on both American and European extreme metal traditions.

Synthema Occvlta is a black/death metal project from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2025, drawing on occult imagery and the raw brutality shared by both extreme metal traditions.

Søppelskaler is a black/death metal band from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formed in 2021, whose Danish-inspired name reflects an approach to extreme metal that combines black metal's raw menace with death metal's crushing low-end weight.

Pennsylvania's The Arkane traffic in black metal with a sense of occult mysticism embedded in the project's name and approach, offering the genre's characteristic darkness without unnecessary embellishment. Active since 2012, they operate within the tradition of American black metal that draws from European roots while finding its own cold, atmospheric identity.