Columbus, Ohio heavy metal/punk hybrid blending riff-driven metal with punk's DIY ethos. A brief but energetic entry in Ohio's robust underground metal scene.

Cleveland doom/industrial metal project merging crushing heaviness with mechanical, electronic textures. Two releases since 2023 explore the intersection of organic doom weight and synthetic industrial menace.

Amherst, Ohio melodic death metal project doubling as the creative engine behind Amniote Editions, a label operation with an almost scientific approach to releasing music. Their catalog reads like a research database — catalogued with genetic nomenclature — but the music itself delivers genuine melodeath power.

Cleveland, Ohio power metal project named after the Egyptian sun god. Solar majesty through the Rock City's melodic tradition.

Uniontown, Ohio death metal outfit whose 2005 debut Human Meat Gluttony announces its intentions from the title alone. Brutal, unsubtle, and committed to the gory end of the death metal spectrum.

Dayton death metal project from the Ohio underground.

Worthington black metal project from the Ohio underground.

Columbus, Ohio death metal act that emerged in 2024 and wasted no time — a demo followed quickly by the full-length Systematic Torture in 2025. The title promises exactly what it delivers: methodical, punishing death metal from the heart of the Midwest.

North Royalton, Ohio power metal project with a sense of humor and four releases since 2015. From the provocatively titled Electric Male Discharge to the noise-referencing Harsh Metal Wall, they blend power metal bombast with irreverent energy from the Cleveland suburbs.