INCOMING

INCOMING
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Aarghh	Death/Thrash Metal	Ohio
Achariyth	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Arch Rival	Thrash/Doom Metal	Ohio
Bludgen	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Ohio
Breathilizör	Thrash Metal with Punk influences	Ohio
Burn One Third	Melodic Death Metal	Ohio
Calcutta	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Coprophagy	Death Metal/Grindcore	Ohio
Coven of Dysphoria	Black Metal	Ohio
Deathless	Thrash Metal	Ohio
Debauch	Death/Doom Metal	Ohio
Desmatron	Technical Power/Thrash Metal	Ohio
Epitaph	Thrash Metal	Ohio
Horse Drawn	Black/Sludge Metal/Rock	Ohio
HSOD	Thrash Metal	Ohio
Imagery	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Internecine	Death Metal	Ohio
Intervoid	Industrial/Progressive Death Metal	Ohio
Kalona	Black Metal	Ohio
Karthago	Black Metal	Ohio
Kevin Bell	Progressive Metal	Ohio
Kindred Idol	Doom/Death/Thrash Metal	Ohio
King Fire Goat	Sludge Metal	Ohio
Kryzgx	Atmospheric Black Metal	Ohio
Kvasta	Black Metal	Ohio
Lawless	Black/Heavy/Thrash Metal	Ohio
Lockhart	Experimental Heavy Metal	Ohio
Longbarrow	Death/Doom Metal	Ohio
Lost Angel	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Malicious Intent	Thrash Metal	Ohio
Mark D. Pope	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Masticated Entrails	Death Metal	Ohio
Metookie	Black Metal	Ohio
Negativism	Black Metal	Ohio
Obliveion	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Ophicvs	Black/Heavy Metal	Ohio
Plaguewielder	Blackened Sludge Metal	Ohio
Profound Anger	Death/Groove Metal	Ohio
Razor Key Exit	Black Metal/Industrial	Ohio
Ruins of Tekoah	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Ohio
Savnoch	Black Metal	Ohio
Shyzgifter	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Ohio
Slavehouse	Black Metal/Punk	Ohio
Soil Creep	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Sperm of Antichrist	Black Metal	Ohio
Theef	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Ohio
Throttle O.H.	Thrash/Heavy Metal	Ohio
Tim Rhodes	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Ohio
Ullyr	Ambient/Black Metal	Ohio
Vladislas	Black Metal	Ohio
Void Meditation Cult	Black Metal	Ohio
Volteria	Raw Black Metal	Ohio
White Mass	Heavy Metal	Ohio
Wretched Wizard	Sludge/Hardcore/Doom Metal	Ohio
Human Landfill	Death Metal	Ohio Valley
1931	Deathcore	Galloway, Ohio
A Gruesome Find	Black/Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
A Life Less Alive	Death Metal	Lorain, Ohio
A.K.A.	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Abduction	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Abdullah	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Abgabba	Death Metal	Miamisburg, Ohio
Abraxas	Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Absolute Zero	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Accept Death	Sludge Metal	Mentor, Ohio
Ace the Raven	Death/Thrash/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Acid Black	Progressive Power/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Act of Violence	Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Columbus, Ohio
Adnauseam	Death Metal	Willoughby Hills, Ohio
Advocate	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Aeon Bridge	Speed/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Aesthesia	Heavy/Power Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Affixiate	Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Aftershock	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Age of Distrust	Power/Thrash/Melodic Death Metal	Chillicothe, Ohio
Age of Rage	Death Metal	Marion, Ohio
Ahriman	Death/Black Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Album	Heavy/Sludge/Thrash Metal	Rogers, Ohio
Aleister Wild	Power Metal	Canal Fulton, Ohio
Alexander	Heavy Metal	Hudson, Ohio
All Fall Prey	Groove Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
All That Is Evil	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Allegiance	Heavy Metal	Grove City, Ohio
Altars	Black/Death Metal (early), Black Metal/Noise (later)	Dayton, Ohio
Alterrik	Speed/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Alucard	Melodic Death Metal	Chesapeake, Ohio
Amon-Ra	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Amputated	Death Metal	Uniontown, Ohio
Amputation	Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Amputation	Brutal Death Metal	Lodi, Ohio
Anatoth	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ancient Sickness	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Andromeda	Progressive/Power Metal	North Royalton, Ohio
Anhedonia	Death Metal/Experimental	Toledo, Ohio
Animal	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Antarktyk	Black Metal	Mogadore, Ohio
Apocrafyx	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Apotheosis	Sludge/Doom/Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Arabian Death Mask	Death Metal	Newark, Ohio
Arachnaphilia	Death/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Arch Rival	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Archetype	Power/Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Architects of Doom	Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Dayton, Ohio
Arenah	Progressive/Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Arise the Titan	Death Metal/Deathcore	Columbus, Ohio
Arius	Death Metal	Swanton, Ohio
Arkana	Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Arterial Mist	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Artillery Breath	Black/Thrash/Death Metal	Bellville, Ohio
Ashes	Black Metal	Alliance, Ohio
Asphalt	Experimental/Sludge Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Assailant	Power Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Assailant	Progressive/Power Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Asymmetry	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
At Daggers Drawn	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
At No End	Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
At the Throne of Judgment	Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal	Lebanon, Ohio
Ater Draconis	Gothic Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Atomic Grave	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Painesville, Ohio
Attaxe	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Automaton	Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Autumn Eternal	Black/Death Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Autumn Grave	Black Metal	Lima, Ohio
Autumn of Aeons	Gothic Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Autumn's Ruin	Heavy/Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Avalanche	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Axemaster	Power Metal	Kent, Ohio
Axiom	Power Metal	Maumee, Ohio
Axioma	Post-Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Axis	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Azordon	Raw Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Azreal	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Azygous	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Balor	Black/Doom Metal	Steubenville, Ohio
Battery	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Befallen	Melodic Death/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Behold the Kingdom	Deathcore	Sidney, Ohio
Bellicosity	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Beneath Oblivion	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Beneath the Sky	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Benighten Empire	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Beyond Fear	Heavy Metal	Akron, Ohio
BiastFear	Heavy/Thrash Metal (early), Hard Rock (later)	Cleveland, Ohio
Biaxadent	Gothic Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Bibilic Blood	Drone/Doom/Sludge Metal	Eastlake, Ohio
Big Risk	Heavy Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Biogenesis	Progressive/Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Bison	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black April	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black Blood Stigmata	Black/Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Black Death	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black Death Resurrected	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black Plastic Caskets	Groove/Sludge Metal	Martins Ferry, Ohio
Black Rose	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Fostoria, Ohio
Black Rue	Metalcore	Columbus, Ohio
Black Spirit Crown	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black Trinity	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Black Witch Burn	Psychedelic Doom Metal	East Liverpool, Ohio
Black with Stars	Stoner/Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cincinnati, Ohio
Blackened Dawn	Death/Thrash Metal	Mount Gilead, Ohio
Blackthorne	Symphonic/Power Metal	Lisbon, Ohio
BlackWater	Doom Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Blakk Daze	Groove Metal	Springfield, Ohio
Blasphemy	Blackened Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Blatant Disregard	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Parma, Ohio
Blazoned Reverie	Technical Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Bless the Child	Death Metal/Deathcore	Hilliard, Ohio
Blessed Sickness	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Blind Rage	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Blood Coven	Black/Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Blood of Christ	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Blood of the Prophets	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Toledo, Ohio
Bloodbath	Thrash Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Bloodbath S.A.F.	Thrash Metal	Campbell, Ohio
Bloodgate	Blackened Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Bloodseal	Progressive Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Bloodshed	Death/Black Metal	Medina, Ohio
Bloodwolf	Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Bloody Obstetric Technology	Brutal Death Metal/Goregrind	Van Buren, Ohio
Bludgent	Groove Metal/Metalcore	Uniontown, Ohio
Blunt Force Abortion	Brutal Death Metal	Findlay, Ohio
Bohemian Grove	Grindcore/Brutal Death Metal	Colombus, Ohio
Bolder Brain	Crossover Thrash/Groove Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Bonedust	Black/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Bones Garage	Power Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Bonesaw	Groove/Thrash Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Boris Randall	Southern/Stoner Metal/Horror Punk	East Liverpool, Ohio
Born from Deception	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Born Rude	Speed/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Boulder	Heavy Metal	Aurora, Ohio
Bound by Fate	Groove/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Bourbon Train	Stoner Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Bowel	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Brainicide	Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
BraneStem	Brutal Death Metal	East Canton, Ohio
Breaker	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Breaking the Halo	Power/Thrash Metal	Strasburg, Ohio
Breakneck Pace	Heavy/Speed Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Bred of Deceit	Heavy Metal	Middletown, Ohio
Brethren	Power Metal	Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Bridesmaid	Sludge/Doom Metal	Colombus, Ohio
Bringers of Disease	Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Bronx	Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Brother Von Doom	Melodic Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Brothers Grimm	Progressive Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Bruized Wang	Doom/Death Metal	Wakeman, Ohio
Bulk & Skull	Blackened Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Burial Oath	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Burn Blue Sky	Doom/Stoner Metal	Akron, Ohio
Burn the Shroud	Melodic Death Metal	Warren, Ohio
Busted Wig	Progressive Power/Thrash Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
By Their Blood	Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Byron Nemeth	Progressive Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cabal	Death/Thrash Metal	Wellsville, Ohio
Cadavarice	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Caje	Thrash/Speed Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Cardavercus	Thrash/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Carnis Vale	Black Metal/Punk	Lancaster, Ohio
Carrion	Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Carved in Flesh	Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Casino Warrior	Heavy/Stoner Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Catastrophic	Death/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Catch 22	Heavy/Thrash/Power Metal	Marietta, Ohio
Caveman	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cellbound	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Centrifuge	Doom Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Centurion	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cerberus	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cerberuss	Blackened Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ceremony	Death/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Chalice	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cincinnati, Ohio
Chant of Aggress	Experimental Death/Black/Thrash Metal	Canton, Ohio
Chaos Reigns	Thrash Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Character	Heavy/Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Chariot ov Wolves	Raw Black Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Charlotte's Webb	Thrash/Groove Metal/Crossover	Bowling Green, Ohio
Chastain	Heavy/Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Chemikill	Speed/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Chimaira	Groove Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
China White	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Choke	Death Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Choke	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Choking	Blackened Sludge Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Cholera	Deathcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Cholëra	Death Metal	Copley, Ohio
Chronic Rage	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Churches Burn	Doom/Sludge Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Churlish Porter	Symphonic Metal	Mentor, Ohio
Circles over Sidelights	Atmospheric Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Chardon, Ohio
Citizen X	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Citranomicon	Experimental Black/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Civil Disobedience	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
CJSS	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Clean Flesh	Brutal Death Metal	Newark, Ohio
Coelacanth	Death Metal/Crust Punk	Cincinnati, Ohio
Coldfells	Blackened Doom Metal	Martins Ferry, Ohio
Colorblind Aggression	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Common Social Phenomenon	Progressive Metal with Gothic influences	Oldsville, Ohio
Concussion	Thrash Metal	New Philadelphia, Ohio
Constricted	Progressive Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Consumption of Feces	Death Metal/Grindcore	Akron, Ohio
Contra	Stoner Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Convulsion	Death Metal	Lorain, Ohio
Corpulate	Technical Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Corpus Christi	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Corrosive Vengence	Death 'n' Roll/Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Corruption of Blood	Thrash Metal	Cincinatti, Ohio
Counterpoint	Progressive Metal, Shred	Cincinnati, Ohio
Course of Anger	Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Covered in Scars	Groove/Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Croatan	Thrash/Doom Metal/Crustcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Cross the Rubicon	Death Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Crowtalker	Stoner/Doom Metal/Rock	Columbus, Ohio
CRS	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Crucible of Hate	Melodic Death/Groove Metal	Lancaster, Ohio
Crucified Mortals	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Crush Efekt	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Crypt Rot	Death Metal	Ashtabula, Ohio
Cryptic Abuse	Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore	Mingo Junction, Ohio
Cryptic Stench	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Cryptkicker	Groove/Heavy Metal	Elyria, Ohio
Cult of Sorrow	Doom/Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Cunt Torch	Brutal Death Metal	Wadsworth, Ohio
Curse of Denial	Death/Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Curse the Gods	Melodic Death/Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cutthroat	Thrash/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
CVTTVNMVVTH	Psychedelic Doom/Stoner Metal/Rock	Youngstown, Ohio
Cyanide	Power/Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Cynical Bliss	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Cythrawl	Death Metal	East Liverpool, Ohio
Cytoxan	Progressive/Thrash/Groove Metal	Johnstown, Ohio
D.D.O.D.	Thrash Metal	Parma, Ohio
D.M.A.	Crossover/Thrash Metal	Medina, Ohio
Daelock	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Dahmer	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Damascus Steel	Power Metal	Uhrichsville, Ohio
Damien	Heavy/Power Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Damien's Viper	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Damnbuilding	Death Metal/Deathcore	North Lewisburg, Ohio
Dangerous Inc.	Heavy Metal	Warren, Ohio
Dark Age	Heavy Metal	Munroe Falls, Ohio
Dark Arena	Progressive Power/Melodic Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Dark Century	Doom/Death Metal	Lorain, Ohio
Dark Evolution	Blackened Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Dark Horde	Black Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Dark Legend	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Dark Monarchy	Black Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Dark Revenant	Heavy Metal	West Mansfield, Ohio
Dark Soul	Groove Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Dark Souls	Death Metal	South Point, Ohio
Darkness Undying	Brutal Death/Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
David Galas	Gothic/Doom Metal	Kent, Ohio
Dawn of Wolves	Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Day of Pentecost	Black/Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Dead Blue Sky	Melodic Death/Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Dead Broke	Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Dead Love	Technical Death/Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Dead of Night	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Dead Ringer	Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Dead Will Rise	Deathcore	Athens, Ohio
Deadiron	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Deadly Sin (Sloth)	Doom/Sludge Metal	Xenia, Ohio
Deadsea	Melodic Doom/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Death & Hexes	Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
DeathCrawl	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Deathfinest	Death Metal/Grindcore	Dayton, Ohio
Decadence Profound	Black Metal	Akron, Ohio
Decadent Roots	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Decay	Thrash/Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Decimation	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Decimator	Speed/Thrash Metal	Warren, Ohio
Deflagration	Thrash Metal	Findlay, Ohio
Delusive Dream	Power/Speed Metal	Medina, Ohio
Dementia	Thrash Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Demigod	Death Metal	Wauseon, Ohio
Demons Within	Groove/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Deprecator	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Descend	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Descendent	Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Deselectra	Power Metal	Glenford, Ohio
Desensitized	Thrash/Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Desolationance	Thrash Metal with Industrial influences	Brunswick, Ohio
Desoulment	Death/Thrash Metal	Willowick, Ohio
Destination	Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Destroyer	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Destruction Ritual	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Destructor	Power/Thrash Metal	Euclid, Ohio
Deterior	Black/Sludge/Post-Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Dethtoll	Death/Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Deus Vult	Power/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Deviancy	Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Devils	Black/Speed Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Diabolicus	Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Diamond Dogs	Heavy/Speed Metal	Massillon, Ohio
Diehard	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Dimentia	Power/Groove Metal	Convoy, Ohio
Diseased Oblivion	Black/Doom Metal	Byesville, Ohio
Disembodied	Brutal Death Metal	Grafton, Ohio
Disgorged	Death Metal	Painesville, Ohio
Disgust	Death Metal	Clyde, Ohio
Disinter	Death Metal	Columbiana, Ohio
Diskord	Death Metal	East Canton, Ohio
Dislimb	Brutal Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Dismemberment	Thrash/Black/Death Metal	Laurelville, Ohio
Dissent	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Port Clinton, Ohio
Doberman	Death Metal	Parma, Ohio
Doctor Smoke	Doom Metal/Hard Rock	Mingo Junction, Ohio
Dogkuff	Southern/Stoner Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Doktor Bitch	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Domestic Crisis	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Parma, Ohio
Domestic Terror	Noisegrind (early), Brutal Death Metal (later)	Columbus, Ohio
Dominus	Death Metal	Xenia, Ohio
Doom Formation	Death Metal	Delaware, Ohio
Doomsayer	Black/Doom Metal/Grindcore	Canton, Ohio
Doris Diaz	Melodic Death Metal	Upper Sandusky, Ohio
Dose	Progressive Groove Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Downspeed	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Toledo, Ohio
Dragonwyck	Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Dream or Nightmare	Heavy/Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Drekavac	Raw Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Drogheda	Death Metal/Grindcore	Akron, Ohio
Drop Dead	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Drowner	Blackened Drone/Sludge/Doom Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Dungeon Master	Power Metal	Enon (Springfield), Ohio
Dymaxion	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Edge	Progressive Metal	Akron, Ohio
Edwin Dare	Progressive Heavy Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Ego	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Eko-Tox	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Dayton, Ohio
Ekthros	Black/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Electric Citizen	Psychedelic Rock/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Electric Lucifer	Doom/Stoner Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Electro-Motive-Force	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Elessar	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Emaciated Entrails	Brutal Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Embalmer	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Endless Vomit	Death/Thrash Metal	Athens, Ohio
Endless Voyage X	Doom/Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Engine of Chaos	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Engraved Darkness	Black/Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio

Enhailer	Doom/Stoner/Sludge Metal	Akron, Ohio
Enoonmai	Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Enslaved	Thrash/Death Metal	Cedarville, Ohio
Enthrall	Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Environmental	Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Environmental Hazzard	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Epod	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Equinox	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Erecto Jector	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Erotic Incisions	Brutal Death Metal	Newark, Ohio
Erthbrnr	Hardcore/Crust (early), Death/Black/Sludge Metal (later)	Columbus, Ohio
Erus	Black Metal	Westerville, Ohio
Escalation Anger	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Esotera	Melodic Death Metal/Deathcore	Columbus, Ohio
Estuary	Thrash/Melodic Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Estuary of Calamity	Melodic Death/Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Eternal Legacy	Symphonic/Neoclassical Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Eternal Octagon	Raw Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Eternal Void	Deathcore/Groove Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Ethicist	Post-Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Everyn	Progressive/Post-Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Excalibur	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Execrated Mass	Death/Thrash/Black Metal	Lancaster, Ohio
Execrator	Progressive/Thrash Metal	Newark, Ohio
Existential Animals	Technical Death Metal	Oberlin, Ohio
Exploder	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Eye of Oman	Black Metal	Avon Lake, Ohio
F.U.D.	Crossover/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Face Rot	Blackened Death Metal/Grindcore	Ashtabula, Ohio
Fade to Oblivion	Melodic Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Faithxtractor	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Fall of Babylon	Melodic Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Fallen Nephilim	Stoner Metal	Pataskala, Ohio
False Hope	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Fascist Insect	Crossover/Grindcore/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Fastowl	Grindcore	Athens, Ohio
Fastplant	Thrashcore/Thrash Metal	Ashtabula, Ohio
Fatal Method	Progressive Melodic Death Metal	Canton, Ohio
Fatelancer	Black Metal	Lima, Ohio
Father Horror	Death Metal/Deathcore	Dayton, Ohio
Fear of Drowning	Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Feargrinder	Groove/Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Fenhollen	Heavy Metal	Vermillion, Ohio
Festinate	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Independence, Ohio
Fetus Omelet	Goregrind	Dayton, Ohio
Fever Nest	Black Metal/Punk	Columbus, Ohio
Fictional Prison	Power/Melodic Thrash Metal	Canton, Ohio
Final Notice	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Finality	Thrash Metal	Wadsworth, Ohio
Firebrand	Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Fires of Babylon	Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
First Bite	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
First to Resist	Groove/Death Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Flatline	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Flaw	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Flesh Warfare	Blackened Death/Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Floodwalker	Sludge Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Fool's Crown	Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Forces of Nature	Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Forever in Terror	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Streetsboro, Ohio
Forever Lost	Melodic Death Metal/Grindcore	Toledo, Ohio
Forever Untouched	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Forged in Flame	Stoner Rock/Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Forged in Gore	Brutal Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Forlorn	Thrash/Speed Metal (early), Heavy/Sludge Metal (later)	Toledo, Ohio
Foul Spirits	Death 'n' Roll	Kent, Ohio
Foul Stench	Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Four Star Revival	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
From the Depths	Death/Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
From the Shallows	Deathcore	Toledo, Ohio
Full Blown AIDS	Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Fully Consumed	Technical Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Funeral of God	Black Metal	Canton, Ohio
Funeral Pyre	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Funeral Sickness	Grindcore/Death Metal	Findlay, Ohio
Furious Hatred	Heavy Metal	Poland, Ohio
Further Lo	Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Fury	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Hamilton, Ohio
Gabriels Hounds	Melodic Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Gallow's Eve	Thrash Metal	Amherst, Ohio
Gargantua	Heavy Metal	New Philadelphia, Ohio
Gatlin	Heavy/Power Metal (early), Hard Rock (later)	Cleveland, Ohio
Gemisuadi	Brutal Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Genocyde	Death Metal	Xenia, Ohio
Geoffe Hein & Frozen Ghost	Progressive/Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ghost Eyes	Black Metal/Hardcore	Bradner, Ohio
Glory in Vengeance	Melodic Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Goatmill	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
God Forbid	Industrial Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Godhead	Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Godslayer	Death Metal	Shadyside, Ohio
Goodbye Goats	Black/Heavy Metal	Athens, Ohio
Gorepunch	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Goresick	Brutal Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Gorroth	Death Metal	South Point, Ohio
Gower	Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Grandfather Dragon	Heavy Metal	Oxford, Ohio
Grave Plague	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Gravediggers Ball	Doom Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Gravity	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Gremlin	Blackened Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Grey Host	Doom/Sludge Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Grim Feast	Grindcore/Death Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Grimace	Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Grimlock	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Grinder	Death/Thrash Metal	Coshocton, Ohio
GripShifter	Thrash Metal	Tiffin, Ohio
Ground Zero	Thrash Metal	Perrysburg, Ohio
Ground Zero	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Gudger	Heavy/Stoner Metal/Hard Rock	Lancaster, Ohio
Gutted	Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Gutwrench	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
H.A.T.E.	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Hadak Ura	Black Metal/Grindcore	Columbus, Ohio
Half-Lit	Groove/Southern Metal/Rock	Dayton, Ohio
Halomachine	Thrash/Death Metal	Canton, Ohio
Hammer Horde	Melodic Death/Viking Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Hammr	Black/Speed Metal/Punk	Cleveland, Ohio
Hangnail	Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Painesville, Ohio
Happy Rainbow Death	Death Metal/Experimental	Cleveland, Ohio
Harlequin's Voice	Death Metal/Experimental	Youngstown, Ohio
Harsh Manner	Thrash/Heavy Metal	North Canton, Ohio
Hate Theory	Death Metal/Metalcore	Akron, Ohio
Hatecore, Inc.	Death Metal/Metalcore	Akron, Ohio
HateDriven	Thrash/Groove Metal	Flushing, Ohio
Hatrix	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Haxxan	Black Metal	Wellsville, Ohio
Hear o Israel	Doom/Death Metal	Mason, Ohio
Heinous Killings	Brutal Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Hemdale	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Hemlock	Speed/Power Metal	Canton, Ohio
Here Lies Another	Technical Death Metal/Deathcore	Mentor, Ohio
Heritech	Avant-garde Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Hex Noir	Black Metal/Punk	Dayton, Ohio
Hidden Revenge	Power/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Hollow Point	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Holy Ghost	Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Hookerspitwindex	Death Metal/Grindcore	Dayton, Ohio
Horlet	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Horst	Blackened Melodic Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Hott Roxx	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Hraesvelg	Folk/Black Metal	Territorial, Ohio
Human Incineration	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Human Prey	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Hung from the Rising Sun	Doom/Sludge Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Hyperion Fallen	Stoner Metal	Athens, Ohio
Hypothermea	Power Metal	Defiance, Ohio
Ichabod Crane	Death/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Imbortir	Melodic Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Immaculate Molestation	Brutal Death Metal	Franklin, Ohio
Immortal Soul	Speed/Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Imperthean	Black Metal/Industrial	Cleveland, Ohio
Impia	Drone/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Impudent	Black Metal	Hubbard, Ohio
Impulsive Mutilation	Death Metal/Grindcore	Geneva, Ohio
Inanimate Prognosis	Brutal Death Metal/Deathcore	Sandusky, Ohio
Infernal Faith	Doom/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Influence of Anger	Heavy/Thrash/Groove Metal	Bridgeport, Ohio
Infrared	Progressive/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Inner Terror	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Inoculation	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Insurrect	Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Internal Tension	Death/Thrash Metal	Newark, Ohio
Intestinal Loudness	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Into Nothing	Death/Black Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Intoxicator	Death/Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Hubbard, Ohio
Invultation	Black/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Iron Cross	Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Ironflame	Heavy/Power Metal	Martins Ferry, Ohio
Ironic Punishment Division	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ivory Hall	Progressive/Melodic Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Jacobs Dream	Power Metal	Columbus, Ohio
James D. Gilmore	Progressive/Technical Heavy Metal, Shred	Mason, Ohio
Jesus Skin	Death Metal/Industrial	Fairview Park, Ohio
JJ Grim	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Jonas Grumby	Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Jonel Mandres	Symphonic Power Metal/Shred	Cleveland, Ohio
Juggernaut Four	Thrash/Sludge Metal	Lancastar, Ohio
Junior Crime Fighters	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Kastrophy	Thrash Metal	Clyde, Ohio
Keelhaul	Progressive Stoner/Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Kenoma	Melodic Atmospheric Sludge Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Kerberos	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Kerkergeist	Black Metal	Amherst, Ohio
Ketamine	Death Metal/Hardcore	Akron, Ohio
Khelos	Thrash/Groove Metal	Findlay, Ohio
Kill Procedure	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Kill the Messenger	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Killbot Zero	Progressive Metal	Bowling Green, Ohio
Killer Refrigerator	Death/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Killjoy	Thrash Metal	Wellsville, Ohio
King Oracle	Atmospheric Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
King Stench	Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
King Travolta	Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Kings Ransom	Heavy Metal	Conneaut, Ohio
Kingsblood	Melodic Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Kitchen Knife Conspiracy	Brutal Death Metal	Girard, Ohio
Klingsor	Depressive Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
KLNZR	Industrial Heavy/Groove Metal	Marietta, Ohio
Kormeth	Black Metal	Fairborn, Ohio

Krankenstein	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Kratos	Power/Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Kriadiaz	Sludge/Southern/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Kryptaker	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Kryptik Embrace	Death Metal/Grindcore	Bryan, Ohio
Kunfind	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Kurnugia	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Kvasir's Blood	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
L.O.U.D.	Thrash Metal	Canton, Ohio
Laid to Rest	Thrash/Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Lanz End	Heavy/Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Law of Destruction	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Leather	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Lectoblix	Atmospheric Post-Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Legacy	Progressive/Power Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Legacy	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Legion	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Legions of Fire	Melodic Thrash Metal	Circleville, Ohio
Lester Maddox	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Lethal Conception	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Levelled	Death Metal	Piqua, Ohio
Lick the Blade	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Lifeproof	Depressive Black Metal/Noisegrind	Streetsboro, Ohio
Lightning Tree	Progressive Metal/Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Lilin	Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Limbsplitter	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Liquid Nation	Melodic Power/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Lo-Pan	Stoner Rock/Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Locusta	Death/Progressive/Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Lord Asmodeus	Black Metal	Monroeville, Ohio
Lost Soul	Gothic Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Lost Souls Divided	Progressive Metal/Rock	Lisbon, Ohio
Love and War	Heavy Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Lowdead	Groove/Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Lower 13	Heavy/Speed Metal/Hard Rock	Parma, Ohio
Lucian the Wolfbearer	Acoustic/Folk (early), Funeral Doom Metal (later)	Cleveland, Ohio
Lucifixion	Death Metal	Wauseon, Ohio
Ludaci	Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Lunarium	Celtic Folk Metal	Waverly, Ohio
Lvngs	Progressive Sludge Metal/Post-Rock	Dayton, Ohio
Mach II	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Maddoxx	Thrash/Death Metal	Medina, Ohio
Madman Mundt	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Madness on the Mountaintop	Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Maggot Crown	Death Metal	Mississippi, Ohio
Magi	Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Magnitude 9	Progressive/Neoclassical Metal	Ohio / Colorado
Magog	Thrash/Black Metal	Blaine, Ohio
Maharaja	Stoner/Sludge Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Malachi	Speed/Power Metal	Wooster, Ohio
Maligon	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mandrake	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mangled Reality	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Manimals	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Manticore	Black/Death Metal	Euclid, Ohio
Mantus	Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Maranatha	Sludge Metal/Death 'n' Roll/Hardcore	Columbus, Ohio
Mark Boals	Power Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Marquis de Sade	Heavy Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Martini	Melodic Heavy Metal	New Philadelphia, Ohio
Masdecay	Thrash/Death Metal (early), Groove Metal (later)	New Philadelphia, Ohio
Mass Murder Phenomena	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Matrixx	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Max Panic	Heavy Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Mayhem	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mazafakt	Heavy/Power Metal	Germantown, Ohio
Meatyard	Death Metal, Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Medalyon	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Megachurch	Stoner/Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Megaton Hammer	Southern/Stoner Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Merciless Reign	Death/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Mercurial Void	Progressive Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Mercury	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Meridian	Symphonic/Progressive/Folk/Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Metalourd	Speed/Thrash Metal	Salem, Ohio
Methuselah	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Michael Harris	Progressive Metal/Shred	Dayton, Ohio
Midevil	Heavy Metal	Lakewood, Ohio
Midnight	Black/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Milkman	Melodic Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Millenia	Groove Metal	Chillicothe, Ohio
Mindscape	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mindsink	Progressive Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mindtraveler	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Miscarriage	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Misery Rising	Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Mistreater	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mithridium	Melodic Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Columbus, Ohio
Mithril	Heavy Metal	Vermillion, Ohio
Mo Rage	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mob Scene	Heavy/Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Mobile Deathcamp	Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Mockingbird	Atmospheric Sludge Metal	Akron, Ohio
Moloch	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Monstrella	Progressive Heavy/Thrash/Death/Groove Metal	Akron, Ohio
Montez	Speed/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Morality Check	Progressive Heavy/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Morbid Wizard	Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Moribund Fiend	Death Metal	New Carlisle, Ohio
Mortal Immunity	Power/Thrash Metal	Holgate, Ohio
Morticite	Death/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Mortifier	Thrash Metal	Canton, Ohio
Most High	Heavy Metal	Warren, Ohio
Mothers Worry	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mouth of the Architect	Post-Metal	Dayton, Ohio
MSOD	Power/Thrash/Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mugsy Croftshire	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Dayton, Ohio
Mutant Soldier	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mutilation	Death Metal	Parma, Ohio
Mutilatred	Brutal Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Mystik	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Myth	Viking Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Mythrias	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nagryth	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nailblack	Black/Death Metal	Kent, Ohio
Naildown	Crossover/Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Naked Force	Progressive Metal	Akron, Ohio
Naked Truth	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
NDE	Groove/Thrash/Power Metal	Streetsboro, Ohio
Near Death	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Necessary Evil	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Necrodamus	Black/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Necrolatry	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Necromancy	Heavy/Thrash/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Necrophagia	Death Metal	Wellsville, Ohio
Necrosadist	Brutal Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Necrotic Disgorgement	Brutal Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Neil Hess	Industrial Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nekro Warfare	Raw Black Metal	Ashtabula, Ohio
Neon Warship	Stoner Metal/Rock	Dayton, Ohio
Neonatal Death	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Neverending	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nevermet	Heavy Metal	Medina, Ohio
New Beginning	Technical Groove Metal	Lima, Ohio
New Régime	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Night Soil	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Nightcrawler	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nitefall	Heavy/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nithing	Blackened Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
No Candy	Death Metal/Grindcore/Crossover	Columbus, Ohio
Noctuary	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Norselaw	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Nova Prospect	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Steubenville, Ohio
Nythis	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Oath of an Exile	Metalcore/Melodic Death Metal	Sidney, Ohio
Oblivion	Progressive Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Obscurité	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Odious Sanction	Death Metal/Hardcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Olathia	Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Omegacell	Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Once Flesh	Death Metal	Avon Lake, Ohio
Order 66	Thrash/Death Metal/Hardcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Orwellian	Metalcore/Melodic Groove Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Otis Driftwood	Death Metal/Deathcore	Dayton, Ohio
Outline	Heavy/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
P.T. Boat	Heavy/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Pale Creation	Progressive Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Pale Grey Lore	Psychedelic Doom Metal/Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Pandemonium Diabolico	Sludge/Noise/Doom Metal	Mentor, Ohio
Panoptitron	Progressive/Death Metal/Fusion	Cincinnati, Ohio
Papaleo	Heavy/Stoner/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Paradoxical Obscurity	Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Paragon	Power Metal	Springfield, Ohio
Paralyser	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Path of Damnation	Black/Thrash/Death Metal	Lima, Ohio
Pathology	Death Metal/Grindcore	Medina, Ohio
Patton	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Pavidus	Progressive Technical Death Metal	Findlay, Ohio
Pawns in Chess	Technical Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Perspective X IV	Progressive Rock/Metal	Middletown, Ohio
Phobophobia	Industrial Death Metal	Doylestown, Ohio
Phore	Crossover/Groove Metal	Massillion, Ohio
Pillowhumpers	Death Metal/Grindcore	Akron, Ohio
Pillärs	Sludge/Doom Metal/Crust Punk	Cleveland, Ohio
Pissmongrel	Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Pitch Black Forecast	Thrash/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Plugger	Doom Metal/Stoner Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Pogrom	Thrash Metal	Athens, Ohio
Potters Field	Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Pottersfield	Death Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Poultry Death	Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Precipice	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Prizanor	Heavy Metal	Galion, Ohio
Procrustus	Sludge/Death/Groove Metal	Brooklyn, Ohio
Prodigy	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Progzilla	Progressive Metal	Bowling Green, Ohio
Project Alcazar	Neoclassical Progressive Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Prometheus	Symphonic Death Metal	Ottawa, Ohio
Proper Burial	Death Metal	Marietta, Ohio
Propulsion	Heavy/Thrash/Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Prosanctus Inferi	Black/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Psycho Face	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Psycho Scenario	Death/Thrash/Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Psyclosarin	Groove/Death Metal	Salem, Ohio
Psycopath	Thrash Metal	Vermillion, Ohio
Public Outcry	Heavy/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Pulsating Anus	Grindcore	Athens, Ohio
Punished Existence	Sludge Metal/Metalcore	Lorain, Ohio
Punisher	Thrash Metal	Millbury, Ohio
Puppet	Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio

Purgatory	Thrash/Power/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
R.U. Deadly	Thrash/Power Metal	Salem, Ohio
Race of Devils	Stoner Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Radiatrix	Thrash/Groove Metal	Canton, Ohio
Raging Grace	Heavy/Progressive/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rancid Nut Sauce	Brutal Death Metal	Gibsonburg, Ohio
Raven X	Gothic/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Raw Energy	Power/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Raw Sewage	Thrash/Death Metal	Mount Blanchard, Ohio
Real Steel	Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Reality	Heavy Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Rebellious Angel	Power/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rebreather	Stoner/Doom Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Reclaiming Elysium	Melodic Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Reclusa	Death/Doom Metal, Black/Noise/Industrial	Byesville, Ohio
Red Giant	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Red Herring	Groove Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Reign	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Remains of Eden	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Restless Breed	Power/Speed/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Retribution	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Ringworm	Thrash Metal, Hardcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Ripcord	Groove Metal	Mount Vernon, Ohio
Riphead	Death Metal	Canton, Ohio
Ritual	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ritual	Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ritual of Torment	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Roadies Nightmare	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rob Johnson	Progressive Metal/Shred	Columbus, Ohio
Robert Dzurilla	Progressive Metal/Rock, Shred	Cleveland, Ohio
Robot Lords of Tokyo	Heavy/Doom/Stoner Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Rogue Arsenal	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Salem, Ohio
Ron George	Technical Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rose Funeral	Deathcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Rosie	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Rotterdam	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rotting Mutilation	Death Metal	Kent, Ohio
Rotting Souls	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Rough Honor	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Rue	Sludge/Stoner Metal	Akron, Ohio
Rune	Technical Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Russian Winter	Heavy Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Rusted Valor	Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sabre	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Sabre	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sacraticus	Technical Thrash/Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Sacred Few	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sacred Heart	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sacred Reign	Melodic Heavy Metal	Chillicothe, Ohio
Sacrifix	Heavy Metal	Strongsville, Ohio
Saddleback Shark	Thrash/Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Saints of Pain	Doom/Death Metal	Mentor, Ohio
Salem Hollow	Melodic Black Metal	Nelsonville, Ohio
Salt the Wound	Melodic Death Metal/Deathcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel Dell	Progressive/Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Sanctorum	Melodic Death/Thrash/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sanhedrin	Death Metal	Parma, Ohio
Sarcoma	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Sardonic Sanctum	Death/Black Metal	Burgoon, Ohio
Sattarium	Thrash/Heavy Metal	Huron, Ohio
Scarlet	Melodic Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Scarum	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Scelestus	Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Schallkrieg	Progressive Metal/Metalcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Schnauzer	Death/Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Parma, Ohio
Scum Lord	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Akron, Ohio
Scumchrist	Sludge Metal	Akron, Ohio
Sea of Treachery	Deathcore	Cincinnati, Ohio
Seductive Blasphemy	Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Seekers Pass	Progressive Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Seraph of the Dawn	Black Metal	South Vienna, Ohio
Set Free Among the Dead Themselves	Progressive/Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Setekh	Atmospheric Black Metal/Dark Ambient	Cleveland, Ohio
Setting Fire to Yours Truly	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Akron, Ohio
Seven Seraphim	Neoclassical Progressive Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Seventh Circle	Black/Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Seventh Jester	Progressive Metal	Wooster, Ohio
Seventh Plague	Metalcore/Death/Thrash Metal	Streetsboro, Ohio
Seventh Seal	Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Severe Warning	Speed/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Severed Remains	Brutal Death Metal	Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Shades of Remembrance	Progressive Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Shadow of the Mountain	Death/Doom Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Shadowcast	Progressive Power Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Shadowplay	Heavy/Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Shall Be the Conqueror	Progressive Death Metal	Chillicothe, Ohio
Shanghai	Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Shatter Messiah	Power/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Shed the Skin	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Shok Paris	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Shores of Elysium	Melodic Death Metal/Deathcore	Colombus, Ohio
Shotgun Sodomy	Brutal Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Shrine of Suffering	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Sicarii	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Siegelord	Melodic Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Silent Knight	Death/Thrash Metal, Speed Metal	Akron, Ohio
Silver Cypher	Power/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Simon Magus	Doom Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Sin Nombre	Sludge/Stoner Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Sin Origin	Black Metal	Canfield, Ohio
Sin-Eater	Death Metal	Akron, Ohio
Sinister	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Siren	Heavy/Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Skar	Heavy Metal	Amherst, Ohio
Skeletonized	Death Metal/Grindcore	New London, Ohio
Skeletonwitch	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Athens, Ohio
Slain Faith	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Slaughterhog	Death/Thrash Metal	Athens, Ohio
Sledge	Heavy Metal	Bowling Green, Ohio
Sleepers Awake	Progressive Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Sludgethrone	Doom/Sludge Metal	Akron, Ohio
Social Decay	Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Sodomized	Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore	Grafton, Ohio
Sofa King Killer	Sludge/Doom Metal/Southern Rock	Akron, Ohio
Solidification	Brutal Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Somnus	Black/Gothic Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sorrow Lasts	Melodic Death/Power Metal	Mount Orab, Ohio
Sothoros	Death Metal	Athens, Ohio
Soul Destruction	Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Souldevice	Power Metal	Springfield, Ohio
Soulless	Melodic Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sourblood	Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Space Monkey	Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Spade Shovel Atrophy	Death Metal	Midvale, Ohio
Sparrowmilk	Doom/Sludge Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Spawn	Heavy/Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Spike	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Spike Opera	Thrash Metal	Springfield, Ohio
Spinegrinder	Brutal Death Metal/Grindcore	Doylestown, Ohio
SplatterTech	Death Metal/Grindcore	Gibsonburg, Ohio
Split the Abyss	Death/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
SSA	Technical Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Stagnated	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Stagnated Corpse	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Stealth	Heavy Metal	Vermillion, Ohio
Stillborn Prodigy	Death/Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Canton, Ohio
Stitch	Death Metal/Grindcore/Crossover	New Philadelphia, Ohio
Stohl-N	Heavy/Power Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Stonelayer	Progressive Metal/Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Stresslord	Death/Thrash Metal, Hardcore	Painesville, Ohio
Strigoi VII	Black Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Strikken	Metalcore	Columbus, Ohio
Struck by Lightning	Sludge Metal/Hardcore	Columbus, Ohio
Strych-9	Heavy/Thrash/Groove Metal	Uniontown, Ohio
Stryker	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Stutz	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
SubtleFeud	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Succorbenoth	Atmospheric Black/Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Sudden Rage	Power/Thrash Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Sulphur Grace	Thrash Metal/Crust	Piketon, Ohio
Sulphuric Blood	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sunless Sky	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Superkreep	Heavy/Southern Metal	Middletown, Ohio
Suspect Earth	Stoner Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Swallowed by Apathy	Progressive/Melodic Death Metal	Newark, Ohio
Sweaty Mammoth	Sludge/Stoner Metal/Rock	Cleveland, Ohio
Sweet Roxx	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sword	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Cincinnati, Ohio
Sycho Blue	Crossover/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Sykosis	Metalcore	Ashtabula, Ohio
Synastryche	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Syphilic Diarrhea	Death Metal/Goregrind	Columbus, Ohio
T.H.A.L.	Stoner Metal/Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Takacs	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Columbus, Ohio
Taken by Talons	Death Metal/Deathcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Tank Destroyer	Stoner/Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Teeth of the Hydra	Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Tempest	Technical Thrash/Speed/Power Metal	North Olmstedt, Ohio
Temple	Psychedelic Heavy/Doom Metal/Punk/Rock	Cincinnati, Ohio
Tempo Tantrum	Progressive/Power Metal	Youngstown, Ohio
Terminal Lovers	Stoner/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Terminator	Death/Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Toledo, Ohio
Terriible Tayviiss	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Terror	Thrash Metal, Death Metal (mid)	Cleveland, Ohio
The Allknowing	Southern/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Apocalyptic Fist of the Black Death	Progressive Metalcore	Newton Falls, Ohio
The Art of Choking	Death/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Awakening	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Bag Men	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
The Bastard Squad	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
The Beneath	Progressive Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Black Antler	Sludge Metal/Hardcore/Crust	Columbus, Ohio
The Black Stripes	Doom Metal	Middletown, Ohio
The C.O.A.S.T.	Melodic Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
The Coffin Birth Conspiracy	Melodic Death Metal	Dayton, Ohio
The Conquering	Viking/Folk/Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
The Dagger Rebellion	Progressive/Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Dark and Bleak	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
The Dead Hate the Living	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Disease Concept	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Fear That Lies Beneath	Metalcore	Warren, Ohio
The Filthy Creeps	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Forgotten	Death Metal	Parma Heights, Ohio
The Hartford Circus Fire	Blackened Death Metal/Metalcore	Columbus, Ohio
The Phantom in the Woodwork	Progressive Death Metal/Metalcore	Mansfield, Ohio
The Psychodox	Gothic/Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Rebirth of Humanity	Death Metal/Grindcore	Lima, Ohio
The Reefer Hut	Death Metal (early), Experimental Metal (later)	Piqua, Ohio
The Requiem	Melodic Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
The Reverie	Melodic Thrash, Symphonic Metal	Columbus, Ohio

The Spawn of Satan	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
The Spudmonsters	Thrash Metal/Hardcore/Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Theater of Madness	Power/Thrash Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
This Tortured Soul	Heavy/Groove Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Thorns of the Carrion	Atmospheric Gothic/Death/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Thou Shalt Not	Death Metal	Twinsburg, Ohio
Thrashantos	Thrash Metal	Brunswick, Ohio
Threefold Law	Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Throne of Decay	Melodic Death/Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Throne of Choronzon	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Throttle Z	Groove Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Thruster	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Thy Demise	Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Tilt	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Tim Ripper Owens	Heavy Metal	Akron, Ohio
To Dust	Death Metal/Grindcore	Cleveland, Ohio
To Our Grave	Deathcore	Sandusky, Ohio
Tomorrow	Doom Metal	Toledo, Ohio
TON	Death Metal	Canton, Ohio
Tondra	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Torment	Speed/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Torn Flesh	Thrash Metal	Chesapeake, Ohio
Torture Wheel	Funeral Doom Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Tortured by Disgust	Thrash/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Toxikdeth	Thrash/Heavy Metal (early), Thrash Metal/Crossover (later)	Dayton, Ohio
Traitors Return to Earth	Stoner/Sludge/Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Trazom	Power/Thrash Metal	Canton, Ohio
Treachery	Progressive Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Triangra	Thrash/Groove Metal	Uhrichsville, Ohio
Triangulum	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Trigger Zone	Thrash Metal	Newark, Ohio
Trioxin	Death Metal	Shadyside, Ohio
Truth Ascension	Progressive/Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Tryblith	Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Trëllebörg	Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Twist of Fate	Melodic Progressive Metal	Akron, Ohio
Tzalemoth	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Ulcifer	Black Metal	Mansfield, Ohio
Ultralord	Doom/Sludge Metal	Akron, Ohio
Ultrix	Experimental/Progressive/Thrash Metal	Parma, Ohio
Ulven	Black Metal	Akron, Ohio
Unbodied	Progressive/Sludge Metal	Mingo Junction, Ohio
Unbound	Melodic Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Under a Dead Sky	Deathcore	Akron, Ohio
Undertaker	Thrash Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Unholy Death	Black/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Unkured	Death/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Unnatural End	Death Metal	Westerville, Ohio
Unrest	Raw Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Unwilling Flesh	Death Metal	Martins Ferry, Ohio
V-N-R	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Vaitikas	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Valdrin	Melodic Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Vanadium	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Vanguard	Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Vanik	Heavy/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Vanitas	Sludge/Black Metal	Oberlin, Ohio
Vatican	Heavy Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Veiled in Sorrow	Neoclassical/Progressive Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Velvet Sleep	Melodic Black/Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Vengeance Within	Melodic Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Venomin James	Stoner/Doom Metal	Kirtland, Ohio
Venomous Walrus	Death/Thrash Metal	Defiance, Ohio
Verrucose	Crossover/Thrash Metal	Kent, Ohio
Vicious Grave	Death/Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Dayton, Ohio
Victory Flag	Crossover	Cleveland, Ohio
Vigilant	Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Vile Indignation	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Vince Vatican	Heavy Metal	Sandusky, Ohio
Vindicator	Thrash Metal	South Amherst, Ohio
Vine	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Vintage Warlords	Death/Doom Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Violence	Thrash Metal	Brunswick, Ohio
Violent Dissorder	Death Metal	Bethel, Ohio
Violent Night	Progressive Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Violet Wind	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Viravoid	Thrash Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Virgin Destroyers	Crossover/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Virulent Resurgence	Black/Death Metal	Maumee, Ohio
Vit	Experimental Black Metal	Groveport, Ohio
Voidgazer	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
Volkskampf	Black Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Vomitrocity	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Von Dymon	Progressive Heavy Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Vultaria	Death/Thrash Metal	Newark, Ohio
VXN	Heavy/Power Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Wags Metal Inc	Heavy Metal	New Philadelphia, Ohio
War Elephant	Black/Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Warchylde	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Warminister	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Waste	Sludge/Doom/Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Weed Demon	Sludge/Stoner/Doom Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Weeping Prophet	Progressive/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Well of Night	Melodic Black Metal	Dayton, Ohio
White Friday	Heavy Metal	Wellston, Ohio
White Night	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
White Wolves	Stoner/Sludge Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Wicked Angel	Heavy/Power Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Wicked Aura	Heavy Metal	Helena, Ohio
Wicked Lester	Power Metal	Canton, Ohio
Wicked Truth	Thrash/Doom Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Widdiful	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Wild Child	Progressive Heavy Metal/Hard Rock	Mount Vernon, Ohio
Winter Heart	Atmospheric Black Metal	Perrysburg, Ohio
Winterhymn	Folk Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Winters Bane	Power Metal	Akron, Ohio
Witch	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio
Witchery	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Witchhelm	Stoner/Doom Metal	Akron, Ohio
Wizzard Beasts	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Athens, Ohio
Woe of Tyrants	Death/Thrash Metal	Chillicothe, Ohio
Wolfen Society	Death Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Wolvesbeard	Southern Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Wraith of the Ropes	Funeral Doom Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Wrath Icon	Heavy Metal	Akron, Ohio
Wreck of the Hesperus	Thrash Metal	Bellville, Ohio
Wreckless Opp	Heavy/Power Metal (early), Crossover (later)	Sandusky, Ohio
Wretched Vermin	Death Metal/Grindcore	Gibsonburg, Ohio
Wretches	Thrash Metal	Bowling Green, Ohio
Wycked	Speed/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio
Wytchord	Doom Metal/Psychedelic Hard Rock	Columbus, Ohio
X-Caliber	Hard Rock/Heavy Metal	Fostoria, Ohio
Xenolith	Death/Thrash Metal	Worthington, Ohio
Xero	Death Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Xerostomia	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Akron, Ohio
Years of Fire	Thrash Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Youth Forgotten	Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Cleveland, Ohio
Z	Progressive Death Metal	Toledo, Ohio
Zanister	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio
Zeta	Melodic Black/Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Zion Reign	Melodic Heavy Metal	Akron, Ohio
Zitsquatch	Death Metal/Grindcore	Parma, Ohio
Zone Eleven	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Zuel	Progressive Death Metal/Deathcore	Dayton, Ohio
Zuraith	Black/Gothic Metal	Hamilton, Ohio
Zygmythkaupt	Black Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Zyklone	Power/Speed Metal	Cleveland, Ohio
Antithesis	Power/Thrash/Progressive Metal	Akron, Ohio (early), Cleveland, Ohio (later)
The Wakedead Gathering	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio (early); Columbus, Ohio (later)
Angelrust	Death/Thrash Metal	Martin's Ferry, Ohio
Blueprint for Murder	Melodic Death Metal/Metalcore	Nelsonville/Athens, Ohio
Brutalitarian Supremacy	Black Metal	Zanesville/Colombus, Ohio
Buffalo Creek Disaster	Black/Thrash Metal	Cleveland/Bellville, Ohio
Datum Point	Groove/Thrash Metal	Kentucky / Cincinnati, Ohio
Decrepit	Death Metal (early), Black/Death Metal (later)	Parma/Cleveland, Ohio
Defy the Tide	Melodic Heavy/Progressive Metal	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Ohio
Dissolute	Technical Groove Metal/Metalcore	Akron/Cleveland, Ohio
Fighting the World	Heavy Metal	Mayfield / Middletown, Ohio
Fistula	Sludge/Doom Metal	Cleveland/Akron, Ohio
Hell Scorched Earth	Melodic Death Metal	Bethel / Cincinnati, Ohio
Indigestible Suppuration	Brutal Death Metal	Celina/Columbus, Ohio
Marks of Sin	Sludge Metal	Dayton/Springfield, Ohio
Masters of Luxury	Stoner/Sludge Metal	Akron/Columbus, Ohio
Monolith	Black/Death/Thrash Metal	McConnelsville, Ohio
Necromancing the Stone	Melodic Death/Thrash/Power Metal	St. Clairsville, Ohio
Necrotherion	Black Metal	Martin's Ferry, Ohio
Once Pure	Groove Metal/Metalcore	Washington Court House, Ohio
Phil Hatchet	Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Cleveland, Willoughby, Ohio
Psychomancy	Thrash/Groove Metal	Lower Eastside Newtonsville, Ohio
Regurgitation	Brutal Death Metal	Washington Court House, Ohio
Rightful Heir	Heavy/Power Metal	Youngstown/Poland, Ohio
Sancre Tor	Black Metal	Springfield/Urbana, Ohio
Satanicon	Black Metal	Lakewood/Parma, Ohio
Scum Guilt	Grindcore	Columbus/Laurelville, Ohio
Solipsist	Death/Thrash/Groove Metal/Metalcore	Cleveland/Lakewood, Ohio
Son of Jor-El	Sludge/Thrash Metal	Ohio/Arkansas/California
Suffice	Progressive Death Metal	Toledo/Sylvania, Ohio
Trioxin	Death Metal	Dayton/Piqua, Ohio
Verment	Death Metal	Hamilton/Cincinnati, Ohio
Witchnipple	Stoner Metal	Washington Court House, Ohio
Wrathskeller	Heavy/Power Metal	Township of Washington, Ohio
After the Sun	Doom Metal	Geneve-on-the-Lake, Ohio
Afterlight	Black Metal	Cleveland/Canton/Brewster, Ohio
Cremated Remnants	Death Metal	Fairborn, Ohio / Richmond, Indiana
Desire	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio/Kentucky
Fleshwound	Heavy Metal	Montpelier, Williams County, Ohio
Harbinger	Power/Speed Metal	East Liverpool/Wellsville, Ohio
Harbinger A.D.	Groove/Thrash Metal	East Liverpool/Wellsville, Ohio
Lost Grip	Thrash Metal/Crossover	Port Clinton/Cleveland, Ohio
Open Burn	Heavy/Power Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio/Kentucky
Sarsen	Heavy/Progressive Metal	Erie, Pennsylvania/Cleveland, Ohio
Sixx	Heavy Metal	Cleveland, Ohio / Bochum, Germany
Sons of Belial	Melodic Black/Death Metal	Cleveland/Akron/Canton, Ohio
Strikeforce	Heavy Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio relocated to Illinois
Surgikill	Death Metal	Cincinnati, Ohio/Kentucky
Ventriculostomy	Brutal Death Metal	Akron, Ohio / Baltimore, Maryland
War Curse	Heavy/Thrash Metal	Cincinnati/Hamilton/Dayton, Ohio
Aequus Nox	Atmospheric Black Metal	Marysville, Ohio (early), New Washington, Ohio (later)
Elusive Travel	Doom/Death Metal	Rochester, New York / Cincinnati, Ohio
Forever	Heavy Metal	Dayton, Ohio / Chicago, Illinois (later)
Gomorrah	Progressive Thrash/Melodic Death Metal	Edina, Missouri (early), Cincinnati, Ohio (later)
Integrity	Hardcore Punk, Metalcore	Cleveland, Ohio (early), Belgium (later)
Marsh Dweller	Melodic Black Metal	Columbus, Ohio (early); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (later)
Mary Cries Red	Death/Thrash Metal/Hardcore	Florence, Kentucky (early), Cincinnati, Ohio (later)
Nekrofilth	Death/Thrash Metal/Hardcore Punk	Cleveland, Ohio (early), Denver, Colorado (later)
Nunslaughter	Death Metal	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (early), Cleveland, Ohio (later)
Pitboss 2000	Hardcore/Crossover/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio (early), Venice, California (later)
Savior from Anger	Power/Thrash Metal	Naples, Italy (early), Erie, Ohio (later)
Scott von Heldt	Heavy Metal/Hard Rock/Shred	Sandusky, Ohio (later Los Angeles, California)
Sloth	Sludge Metal/Experimental/Noise (early), Harsh Noise Wall (later)	Mentor, Ohio (early); Tampa, Florida (later)

Twenty Third Chapter	Death Metal/Hardcore	Dayton/Akron, Ohio / Bloomington, Indiana
White Boy and the Average Rat Band	Heavy Metal, Hard Rock	Toledo, Ohio (early), Richlands, Virginia (later)
Wicked Ways	Power Metal	Ohio (early), Orlando, Florida (later)
Acheron	Death/Black Metal	Tampa, Florida (early), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (mid), Columbus, Ohio (later)
Bloodsick	Death Metal	Cleveland, Ohio (early); New Orleans, Louisiana (later)
Death Sigh Ritual	Black Metal	Mansfield, Ohio (early), New Orleans, Louisiana (later)
Early Man	Heavy/Speed/Thrash Metal	Columbus, Ohio (early), New York City (mid), Los Angeles, California (later)
Gravewürm	Black/Death Metal	Clarion, Pennsylvania (early), Oakton, Virginia (mid), Lakewood, Ohio (later)
Jack the Ripper	Power Metal	Columbia, South Carolina (early), Columbus, Ohio (later)
Jagged Edge	Heavy/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio (early), Los Angeles, California (later)
Lamentations of the Ashen	Black Metal	Albuquerque, New Mexico (early, later), Ohio (mid)
Le Chant Funebre	Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal	Chicago, Illinois / Columbus, Ohio / Richmond, Virginia
Population Reduction	Death/Thrash Metal/Grindcore	Oberlin, Ohio (early) / San Francisco, California (later)
Ripped	Progressive Death/Thrash Metal	North Canton, Ohio (early), Tampa, Florida (mid), Houston, Texas (late)
Spiritus Mundi	Thrash Metal	Sylvania, Ohio - Dachau/Munich, Bavaria, Germany
The Approach and the Execution	Melodic Death/Power Metal	Cleveland, Ohio (early), Los Angeles, California (later)
Wretch	Power/Thrash Metal	Cleveland, Ohio (early, later), Los Angeles, California (mid)
Carri-On	Heavy/Power Metal	Danville, Kentucky (89-90), Cleveland, Ohio (90-96), Los Angeles, California (later)