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Brighton's Spinning Death Machine fuse death metal, deathcore, and progressive elements into compositions that prize complexity without sacrificing brutality. Active since 2013, they navigate intricate time signatures with controlled violence.
Spiral Fracture is a Richmond, Virginia melodic death metal band formed in 2017, combining the melodic sensibilities of the Scandinavian tradition with the harder-edged riffing of American death metal.
Spire is a progressive death metal and metalcore band from Syracuse, New York, formed in 2004, blending technical guitar work and complex song structures with the heaviness of death metal and the intensity of metalcore.
Technical deathcore act from Salzburg combining brutal heaviness with atmospheric depth and complex storytelling across releases like "Those Who Live In Death" and "Ghost Of Sparta." Their thematic palette draws heavily from mythology and video game lore, wrapping intricate technical musicianship in cinematic, narrative-driven compositions.
Manchester's Spires have melded death metal's aggression with progressive metal's structural ambition since 2010. Their sound is characterized by labyrinthine song structures and technical musicianship deployed with visceral force.
Spiritual Decay is a death metal band from Fort Wayne, Indiana, formed in 2025, carrying on a name with roots in the early American death metal underground while pursuing a modern take on the style.
Spiritual Eclipse is a black/death metal band from Modesto, California, formed in 2002, blending the tremolo-picked aggression of black metal with the brutal, down-tuned heaviness of death metal.
Colossal Death / Doom Metal out of Texas.
Black/death metal band from Diadema, São Paulo, formed in 2007, with current guitarists Fabiano Blackmortem and Mobbirum alongside bassist Marcelo Noktuz and drummer Malus Peior Pessimus. Their two full-lengths are Diabolical Dominium (2017) and The Ancient Pestilence, released March 14, 2022 on Extreme Sound Records.
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