·˚✦ genre guide ✦˚·
us metal
✦ meet the girls making us metal →
women, non-binary artists, and bands with women, level by level
✦ start here: albums
✦ who's making it, level by level
level 3 · one step out
cult favorites and indie darlings
level 4 · further
art pop, hyperpop, and the underground
level 5 · all the way
deep experimental
✦ make us metal a playlist
turn these 15 artists into something you can press play on.
each artist's most played song, easing from level 1 out to 5
✦ nearby genres
questions
What are good us metal albums to start with?
Try Rust In Peace (Remastered) by Megadeth, Black and Blood by Soul Remnants, The Burning Spears of Crimson Agony by Lamp Of Murmuur, and Salem's Rise by Witch.
Who are some women making us metal?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/us-metal/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making us metal, from mainstream to underground.
artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-22