Uddevalla thrash/death metal outfit active since 2012, delivering aggressive riffing from Sweden's west coast. Their sustained output speaks to a dedication to crossover extremity.

Austin thrash act Chucktallica brings irreverent energy and crunching Metallica-influenced riffage to the Texas underground. Their music keeps the Bay Area thrash tradition alive while carrying the spirit of Austin's anything-goes live music culture.

Gothenburg melodic death/groove metal act formed in 2013, channeling the city's legendary melodeath tradition through a groove-heavy lens. Their rhythmic approach adds modern heft to classic Swedish melodicism.

Boston's Chuggernaut merges groove metal's locked-in heaviness with Southern metal's swagger, an unlikely but effective combination in a city more associated with hardcore and punk. Their music is built around thick mid-tempo riffs designed to move crowds.

Philadelphia's Chulainns Hound draws on Celtic mythology and traditional heavy metal song structures to craft doom-tinged metal with an old-world character. Their music blends the weight of doom with the accessibility of classic heavy metal.

Chum formed in Huntington, West Virginia in 1992, founded by vocalist and guitarist John Lancaster and drummer Chuck Nicholas following the dissolution of their previous band Guru Lovechild. The band released their debut album Dead to the World, recorded beginning in November 1995, which circulated in the regional hard rock and heavy metal underground. Their early output also included two self-financed cassette EPs, Postblisstheory and Godgiven, both from 1994.

Chumbo is a heavy/speed metal and punk band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017, drawing heavily on NWOBHM and Motörhead-style influences. The band — featuring Rodolfo Paes on vocals, Gustavo Lord Ripper on guitars, Igor Mephisto Lourenço on bass, and Breno Thunder Bastos on drums — released their self-titled debut album in 2021 to positive underground reception. Their music blends raw punk energy with classic heavy metal riffing in the vein of Mercyful Fate, Thin Lizzy, and Black Sabbath.

Kingsport, Tennessee death metal band Chunked delivers blunt, no-frills brutality rooted in the genre's core traditions of guttural delivery and downtuned heaviness. Their sound reflects the straightforward ethos of the Southern underground extreme metal scene.

Death-thrash-groove outfit from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, active since 2018. Chupa Cabra delivers raucous, high-energy extreme metal from Ireland's rural southwest.