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Named after the Hill of Sight from Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Amon Hen wove death, doom, and gothic metal together from Castellón de la Plana between 1995 and 2003. Their philosophical and fantasy-themed lyrics were carried by a sound that balanced crushing weight with mournful atmosphere.
Among Rats are an old-school death metal and grindcore band from Ohlsdorf in Upper Austria, active since 2011 with releases including the self-titled EP, Intact World (2013), Game Over (2015), and A.R. (2016). Their sound is rooted in the blunt, short-format extremity of classic grindcore, and they continue to release new material as recently as 2024.
San Jose, California death metal project. Drowning in Bay Area extremity.
Metal band from Fribourg, Switzerland, with roots going back over five studio albums and 300-plus concerts before a 2019 rebranding toward a darker, more haunting sound. Their 2022 EP "Follow Blindly," produced by Vladimir Cochet at Conatus Studios, draws on death metal and hardcore influences to address themes of blind obedience and societal complicity.
Salem, Utah death metal veterans grinding since 2008. Their catalog includes studio albums, live recordings, and a retrospective collection spanning their early years, documenting a band deeply committed to the underground from the unlikely environs of the Beehive State.
Melodic death metal band formed in Novopolotsk, Belarus in 2014, later relocating to Gdańsk, Poland in 2022. Their sound pairs heavy, riff-driven instrumentation and melodic guitar solos with prominent female vocals, and their albums include "Flight to Immortality," "Your Choice," and "Before the Dawn."
Athens' AmongRuins forge melodic death metal with emotional depth and technical proficiency, balancing Scandinavian-influenced harmonies with Mediterranean passion. Since 2015, they've developed a sound that stands among the best of Greece's melodeath scene.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana death metal project. Walking with corpses in the capital of the Pelican State.
Originally formed in 1997, Helsinki's Amoral evolved from progressive death metal into increasingly melodic territory across seven studio albums before their farewell show at Tavastia Club in 2017. Their 2024 reunion signals new life for a band that helped define Finland's progressive metal scene.
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