The 15 Underground Metal Bands You Might've Missed In August 2023

Looking for something new to listen to? Get acquainted with these tracks from some lesser-known bands thanks to our monthly Underground Roundup! Check out our playlists below featuring this month's picks (as long as they're on streaming services), and you can listen to all previous editions of the Underground Roundup here.

A quick note before we dive into this month's picks – this series has been condensed into a more playlist-focused effort. Unlike previous installments, this playlist will not be wiped clean month to month. Instead, this will now be a cumulative effort to show off all the great bands you might not have heard of. So go give the playlists a like on Spotify and Apple Music, and enjoy!

This month's picks are:

1. "December Flower" by Astralborne, from their new album Across The Aeons out now. Get it here.
2. "Sentinels" by Besra, from their upcoming album Transitions due out September 29. Pre-order it here.
3. "Flesh Market" by Body Void, from their upcoming album Atrocity Machine due out October 13. Pre-order it here.
4. "The Fall Of Nineveh" by Cruelty, from their new album Salvation out now. Get it here.
5. "Into The Grave" by Graveripper, from their album Seasons Dreaming Death out now. Get it here.
6. "Esophageal Lacerations" by Graveview, from their new EP Ruthless Obliteration Of Sanity. Get it here.
7. "Taste Of Terror" by Heads For The Dead, from their new EP In The Absence Of Faith out now. Get it here.
8. "Into A Frigid Bleak Infinity" by Imperial Crystalline Entombment, from their new album Ancient Glacial Resurgence out now. Get it here.
9. "Vihan verhon takaa" by Moonlight Sorcery, from their upcoming album Horned Lord Of The Thorned Castle due out September 29. Pre-order it here.
10. "Loss Of Life" by Mycorrhizae, from their new album The Great Filtration out now. Get it here.
11. "Of Aeons Past" by Omnivortex, from their upcoming album Circulate due out September 29. Pre-order it here.
12. "Self-Inflicted" by Pisscorpse, from their new album Over It out now. Get it here.
13. "Eden" by Ruin Lust, from their upcoming album Dissimulant due out September 29. Pre-order it here.
14. "Mazzaroth" by Sodomisery, from their upcoming album Mazzaroth due out September 8. Pre-order it here.
15. "Xeno Chaos" by Stortregn, from their upcoming album Finitude due out October 13. Pre-order it here.