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Podolsk's Shadofsents pair death, melodic death, and metalcore from the Moscow suburb since 2018. Their shadow-sentience name channels aware darkness into multi-genre compositions from the capital's southern hinterland.
Providence, Rhode Island's Shadow of a Doubt bring a melodic metalcore approach to New England's tight-knit heavy music scene, formed in 2012 with a focus on hooks sharp enough to cut through the aggression. Their sound sits at the intersection of anthemic vocals and driving, abrasive instrumentation.
Shadows Fall is an American metalcore band from Springfield, Massachusetts, formed in 1996 by guitarists Jonathan Donais and Matt Bachand, who developed a sound that merged Gothenburg melodic death metal with American metalcore aggression. The band is considered one of the pillars of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal alongside Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, and Unearth, with their 2004 album The War Within reaching number 20 on the Billboard 200 and becoming one of the era's defining records. After an indefinite hiatus beginning in 2014, the band reunited for live shows in 2021 and released new studio material in 2024 for the first time in twelve years.
San Donà di Piave's Shadows from Solaris bring metalcore to the Venetian plain since 2023. Their science-fiction-inflected name adds a cosmic dimension to their modern, breakdown-heavy approach.
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Martinsville, Virginia's Shadows Within have been blending groove metal's rhythmic stomp with metalcore's intensity since 2011, carving out a sound rooted in the Southern region's blue-collar hard rock tradition. Their approach leans on heavy, mid-tempo riffing anchored by metalcore dynamics and a songwriting sensibility honed over more than a decade of regional activity.
A new entry from Salt Lake City's heavy music scene, Shadowspire launched in 2024 merging the brutality of death metal with the chugging structures of metalcore. Still in their early days, the band represents a wave of younger Utah acts pushing against the state's underground metal limits.
Shards Beneath My Skin emerged in Prague's 2024 heavy music scene with a deathcore/metalcore hybrid that combines bone-crushing breakdowns with aggressive melodic passages. Their name evokes the visceral, skin-deep intensity of their sound.
Shatter deliver thrash metal and metalcore from the eastern Bohemian town of Jablonne nad Orlici, combining old-school thrash velocity with modern metalcore's rhythmic punch. Their crossover approach bridges two eras of aggressive metal.
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