Death metal band from Grand Rapids, Ohio, delivering raw and direct death metal in the American underground tradition.

Cleveland, Ohio heavy and power metal band channeling the melodic, anthem-driven energy of classic American power metal.

Cleveland, Ohio act spanning black metal, death metal, and thrash, drawing on all three traditions to create a raw and aggressive hybrid sound.

Toledo, Ohio band spanning death metal, deathcore, and progressive metal, combining the breakdown intensity of deathcore with the technical ambition and shifting structures of progressive death.

Cleveland, Ohio death metal band working in the American death metal underground with a straightforward and aggressive approach to the genre.

Chaos Eater is a death metal band from Canton, Ohio operating in the tradition of straightforward, crushing underground death metal. The band remains an independent act in the Ohio metal underground.

Chaos Reigns is a thrash metal band from Youngstown, Ohio, formed in 2010, that delivers straightforward, aggressive thrash in the tradition of the classic American bands that shaped the genre. The band features members trained at respected music programs including Berklee College of Music and Youngstown State's Dana School of Music.

Chaos Ritual is a groove and thrash metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that formed on the city's east side and quickly built a local following, opening for national acts including Soulfly, Geoff Tate, and Sanctuary. The band later continued under the name Critical Khaos.

Character is a heavy metal and power metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that delivers melodic, riff-driven heavy metal in the traditional power metal mold. The band operates independently within the Southwest Ohio metal scene.