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Fair Lawn, New Jersey's Epithet weave symphonic grandeur through melodic black and death metal, constructing music with the sweeping ambition suggested by their name. Since 2016, they've brought a cinematic quality to the extreme metal underground.
Long Island's Epitome started as a thrash act and expanded into heavier, more groove-oriented territory over time, tracing a trajectory familiar to New York's durable metal underground. Active since 2006, they've developed a sound that honors both phases of their evolution.
Hazleton, Pennsylvania's Epitomectomy deliver slam and brutal death metal in the tradition of surgical brutality, all crushing, low-end heaviness and punishing groove. Since 2021 they've been one of the harder-hitting acts to emerge from the Pennsylvania underground.
Morgan Hill, California's Epoch pursue progressive metal with the structural ambition the name implies, building music designed to mark distinct artistic eras rather than tread familiar ground. Active since 2020, they're carving out a distinctive voice in the Bay Area-adjacent prog scene.
Memphis's Epoch of Unlight have been one of the most distinctive voices in American melodic black/death metal since 1995, crafting music that channels the genre's Scandinavian roots while remaining rooted in the American South. Three decades in, their catalog stands as a landmark of domestic extreme metal.
Columbus, Ohio's Epod have been delivering death metal in the city's quietly productive underground since 2012, an act that thrives on consistency and the communal energy of a scene that punches well above its national profile. Their straightforward approach keeps the focus on the riff and the groove.
Blackened death metal band from Felgueiras in northern Portugal, active since 2008 with releases including Everblasting Struggle and LEBABVOID on Unexploded Records. Their sound incorporates chants, choirs, clean vocals, piano, and brass alongside blackened death metal aggression, creating a richly layered extreme metal approach.
Melodic death metal act from St. Pölten, Austria, channeling the twin-guitar harmonies and aggressive precision of the Gothenburg school since 2018. Their sound brings Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal to the heart of Lower Austria.
Orange County's Epyon channel melodic death metal with the Southern California polish that makes the region's scene distinct from its Northern California counterpart. Since 2011, they've refined a hook-forward take on a genre that often prizes atmosphere over accessibility.
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