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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Birmingham, Alabama death metal band active since 2005, State of Decay represents the deep South's underground death metal community with a straightforward, punishing approach to the genre.
Hayward, California metalcore and melodic death metal band formed in 2025, State of Reliance blends the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with the melodic riff vocabulary of death metal.
State of Torment deliver melodic death metal and deathcore from Bad Salzuflen in North Rhine-Westphalia, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern breakdown-driven heaviness. Formed in 2023, they bring anguished extremity to the Lippe region.
New York crossover thrash band formed in 2019, fusing the speed and brutality of thrash metal with the raw energy and brevity of hardcore punk in the tradition of the East Coast crossover scene.
Steven Taylor is a melodic death metal solo project from San Diego, California, formed in 2016. The project channels the guitar-driven melodicism of the Gothenburg tradition into a personal compositional voice, emphasizing lead work and dynamic arrangements.
San Diego melodic death metal and metalcore act formed in 2004, blending aggressive riffing with melodic hooks in the tradition of the early 2000s West Coast extreme metal scene.
Still a Chance Left deliver melodic death metal from Bremen, combining Scandinavian melodeath influences with a hopeful outlook suggested by their optimistic name. Formed in 2024, they bring fresh melodic intensity to the Hanseatic city.
Stirb ("Die") deliver melodic death/thrash metal from Kehl on the French-German border, channeling aggressive extremity with a blunt, one-word German imperative for a name. Formed in 2021, they bring Rhine-spanning intensity to the Baden metal scene.
Stoic Unrest blend melodic death metal with progressive elements from the German underground, combining emotional intensity with cerebral composition. Formed in 2024, their philosophical name hints at an intellectually engaged approach to extreme metal.
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