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Denver, CO, US · 2014–present · active
Denver's Thorns of Acanthus fuse doom's crawling heaviness with death metal's visceral aggression, a pairing the Colorado scene has proven well-suited to host. Formed in 2014, the band cultivates a suffocating atmosphere in which funeral-paced riffs give way to more violent bursts of death metal ferocity.
Bend, OR, US · 2014–present · active
Out of Bend, Oregon, Thorns of Creation have been exploring the cerebral side of death metal since 2014, weaving progressive structures and technical ambition through an otherwise brutal framework. The combination gives their music an intellectual weight that separates them from straight-ahead death metal acts in the Pacific Northwest.
Cincinnati, OH, US · 2000–present · active
Cincinnati's Thorns of the Carrion have been building their atmospheric gothic doom/death sound since 2000, blending the mournful grandeur of gothic metal with death metal weight and doom's measured pace. The long-running Ohio act occupies a space where beauty and decay intertwine across decades of output.
Dunlap, IN, US · 2019–present · active
Formed in 2019 in Dunlap, Indiana, Thorns of the Machine delivers straightforward death metal with a no-frills approach suited to the small-city underground. Their name suggests a mechanized brutality, and their dedication to the genre's raw essentials keeps them grounded in the tradition.
Barcelona, ES · 2023–present · active
Thornscrown from Barcelona evolved from death metal origins toward a doom metal focus, reflecting an artistic deepening since 2023. Their crown-of-thorns name frames compositions that trade speed for crushing, deliberate weight.
Aachen, DE · 2015–present · active
Thornuz is a blackened death metal band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2015. They fuse blackened atmospherics with death metal's crushing brutality.
Eisenberg, DE · 2024–present · active
Thornwhipped is a melodic death metal band from Eisenberg, Germany, formed in 2024. They play melodic death metal with dynamic guitar harmonies.
Buffalo, NY, US · 2017–present · active
Buffalo, New York's Thortoise have been crafting melodic death metal since 2017, blending Scandinavian melodic influence with the blunt-force energy of American death metal. The band's name cheekily suggests a slow-and-steady philosophy, but their music moves with real purpose and melodic clarity.
GA, US · 2021–present · active
Georgia's Thos Ælla formed in 2021 and operates in the murky, aggressive territory where death and black metal collide, drawing on both traditions without fully committing to either. The Old English name signals an interest in antiquity, and their sound carries a primitive rawness that fits the aesthetic.

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