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Spectral Resonanze is a melodic death metal project from Mexico City, Mexico, formed in 2011. The project released the full-length Eximus in 2019 and the EP Belenus the same year, with the full-length Nadir following in 2024. Themes revolve around science fiction and apocalypse, with orchestral and atmospheric elements woven into the death metal framework.
Spectral Voices is a progressive/melodic death metal band from Brooklyn, New York, active since 2005, blending technical death metal aggression with melodic sensibilities and progressive song structures.
Death metal band from Waremme in Wallonia, formed in 2026, evolving from death metal origins toward melodic death metal. As one of the newest acts in Belgium's extreme metal scene, they represent the continued vitality of death metal in francophone Belgium.
Spheric play melodic death metal from Brunswick, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with their own Lower Saxon sensibility. Active since 2013, they bring spherical, encompassing heaviness to the North German melodeath scene.
Spherical blend melodic death and gothic metal from the central Finnish town of Jamsankoski, combining harmonic sophistication with dark romantic themes. Formed in 2019, they bring well-rounded darkness to the Finnish extreme scene.
Spherical Obscenity is a Buffalo, New York band formed in 2017 that combines melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with traditional heavy metal structure, balancing hook-driven riffing against heavier rhythmic attack.
Spike the Tomb is a Pittsburgh melodic death metal band formed in 2012, weaving Gothenburg-influenced melodic leads and twin-guitar harmonies through a backbone of forceful American death metal.
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.
Spiteful Visions is a Minneapolis death metal and deathcore band formed in 2022, incorporating melodic and technical death metal elements alongside deathcore breakdowns for a multifaceted approach to extreme metal.
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