Certain styles of metal did not revoke a band’s eligibility for an entry, nor the fact of whether a band was currently active or not.
Multiple references were used when coming up with these entries such as Encyclopedia Metallum,, , Wikipedia (with cross-referencing for accuracy), ToiletOvHell, Noisey, MetalSucks, Metal Injection, and. Of course, you the reader, can change my mind with substantive arguments. Not going to lie, in a few of these entries there are no honorable mentions. Metal scenes exist in every state, but for some states, it’s harder to explore it than others. Other states required serious debate and research. For some states, it was a clear-cut decision. For less populous states, factors such as social media presence, reputation, label affiliation, and amount of press generated needed to be taken into account. Record sales is one of those metrics, along with chart performance, name recognition, awards and accolades, longevity, influence on the genre or subgenre, and ties to the metal scene. Everyone has their own “best band” from certain states, but we have used some metrics that are objective, or at least somewhat objective, to determine the entries on this list. In this piece we will be using the term “best” very loosely. state” listing, with a main band for every state’s entry, plus one or more honorable mentions. As the title indicates, this will be a “Best metal band from each U.S.
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