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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Scarm evolved from melodic death metal into metalcore from Oulunsalo near Oulu, broadening their sound while maintaining northern Finnish intensity. Active since 2012, they bring Arctic-edge aggression to the Ostrobothnia scene.
St. Louis, Missouri's Scarred Atlas have been operating in the metalcore lane since 2014, bringing the genre's characteristic blend of crushing breakdowns and melodic post-hardcore sensibility to a Midwest city that has long punched above its weight in heavy music. Over a decade active, they've developed a tightly wound, emotionally direct sound with roots in the mid-2000s metalcore resurgence.
Scarred by Beauty blend thrash metal with metalcore from Copenhagen, combining old-school velocity with modern breakdowns and melodic hooks. Active since 2011, they represent the crossover energy of the Danish capital's heavy music scene.
Johnstown, Pennsylvania's Scathe blend metalcore and death metal in the tradition of bands that refuse to choose between brutal heaviness and emotionally charged song structure, forming in 2015 in a post-industrial Pennsylvania city with a long and underappreciated heavy music history. Their hybrid approach favors the visceral impact of death metal riffing within a more accessible, breakdown-driven metalcore framework.
Science of Disorder blend death metal with metalcore from Lausanne, delivering technically proficient aggression with modern production values. Their Swiss-French approach brings a European refinement to the heavy crossover sound.
Los Angeles's Scission have been operating since 2013 at the boundary between metalcore and death metal, a crossover that captures both the precision and brutality of the latter and the structural intensity of the former. In a city as massive and competitive as LA, surviving over a decade in the underground speaks to the genuine quality of their craft.
Green Bay, Wisconsin's Scofflaw emerged in 2021 with a sound that fuses the hip-swinging momentum of groove metal with the tightly coiled aggression of metalcore. Their riffs land with a blunt physicality — chugging patterns that lock into a pocket before snapping into breakdowns — while the vocals shift between barked hardcore cadence and abrasive screams. For a young band out of Wisconsin's frozen flatlands, they arrived with a surprisingly seasoned sense of tension and release.
Scratched Surface blend death metal, thrash, and metalcore from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, creating a versatile extreme sound that draws from multiple aggressive genres. Their Swabian output bridges the gap between old-school extremity and modern heaviness.
Metalcore band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, featuring vocalist Victor Albuquerque, guitarists Heitor Sales and Mad Ferreira, and bassist/co-vocalist Uyl Aires. The band released their debut single "Eterno Retorno" in March 2017 and followed it with the EP Parélios in June 2018, then issued A Teoria das Cordas (September 2020), O Pêndulo (July 2021), and the full-length Profundezas e Perseveranças in November 2023.
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