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Florida Southern metal and metalcore band whose Bandcamp handle references the number 666, merging the groove-heavy riffing of Southern metal with the aggressive breakdowns of metalcore.
Queens-based act formed in 2013 working the heavier end of groove and nu-metal, blending thick downtuned riffs with metalcore intensity in the tradition of New York's hard-hitting heavy scene.
Vienna-based melodic death metal outfit with metalcore leanings, Snatched Cord debuted in 2012 with the single "Focus," a five-and-a-half-minute track demonstrating their blend of melodic death metal hooks and modern metal dynamics. Their sound draws from the Scandinavian melodeath tradition filtered through a Viennese perspective.
Metalcore band from Midland, Texas, active since 2013, operating out of the West Texas oil country with a sound rooted in aggressive riffing and melodic intensity common to the genre.
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Solace and Stable is a technical melodic death metal and metalcore band from St. Louis, Missouri, formed in 2012, merging intricate guitar work and melodic songwriting with the rhythmic intensity of metalcore.
Solar Impulse is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Tempe, Arizona, formed in 2013, fusing melodic extremity with metalcore dynamics in the Arizona desert's active heavy music community.
Solipsist is a Cleveland, Ohio band formed in 2007 operating across death metal, thrash, groove metal, and metalcore, reflecting the diverse heavy music lineage of the Rust Belt underground scene.
Solus are a Los Angeles post-black metal project active since 2007, weaving atmospheric and introspective textures into a black metal foundation in the manner characteristic of the city's eclectic extreme metal underground.
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