Philadelphia black metal act emerging in 2025 with Hymns of the Old Healing Sun. The title's juxtaposition of ancient spirituality and solar warmth hints at a more contemplative approach to black metal, fitting for a city steeped in American history.

Pittsburgh sludge metal project whose 2023 self-titled debut wallows in the kind of slow, agonizing heaviness the Steel City specializes in. The name is truth in advertising — this is music designed to crush.

Lancaster death metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Philadelphia heavy metal / nwothm project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Quakertown sludge metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Philadelphia progressive thrash metal project with three EPs since 2019. Titles like AL[ego]ry and EPONYM play with linguistic concepts, reflecting a band that approaches thrash metal with intellectual ambition uncommon in the genre.

Another Day Dawns is a hard rock trio from Lehighton, Pennsylvania, founded in 2010 by drummer Nick McGeehan and guitarist Tyler Ritter, with vocalist Dakota McGeehan completing the lineup. Their sound draws on post-grunge and alternative metal, citing influences ranging from Foo Fighters to Avenged Sevenfold, and the band built a regional following through support slots alongside Avatar, Buckcherry, and Cold. Their debut EP, Stranger, was recorded at Dark Horse Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and produced by Joe Rickard.

Philadelphia black metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.

Philadelphia thrash metal project and a cult name in East Coast speed metal history.