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Cast Adrift from Dallas, NC merge melodic death metal's hook-forward songwriting with metalcore's rhythmic punch, leaning hard into dual-guitar melody over breakdowns.
Connecticut's Cast in Blood occupy the cross-section of melodic death and metalcore, favoring driving tempos and clean-to-harsh vocal contrast over the more abrasive end of the death metal spectrum.
Madison's Cast in Fire play straightforward death metal rooted in mid-tempo brutality and downtuned riffwork, with no frills — just dense, punishing heaviness delivered with workmanlike precision.
Heavy metal band from Hameenlinna, Finland, active since 2011. They deliver classic heavy metal from the historic Tavastian capital.
Baltimore's Cast upon the World fuse death metal's guttural intensity with deathcore's structural breakdowns, carving out a sound centered on abrupt tempo drops and suffocating low-end density.
Lakeland, FL's Castaway draw on both straightforward death metal and its melodic Scandinavian derivatives, building songs around tightly wound riff progressions and moments of atmospheric lead work.
Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Oulu, Finland, formed in 2016. They blend melodic sensibilities with metalcore dynamics from northern Finland.
Cincinnati's Casteless graft thrash metal's kinetic riff attack onto death metal's heavier tonal palette, producing a sound defined by high-speed picking and a raw, no-nonsense production sensibility.
Castellica is a heavy/power metal band from Paraguaçu Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, originally founded in 2011 by vocalist Thiago Colavite and guitarists Danilo and Lucas Colavite. Drawing influence from Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Blind Guardian, the band blends classic heavy and power metal with prog metal elements, built around epic riffs, technical solos, and themes of medieval fantasy and human experience. They released their debut full-length album, Moment of Glory, on February 5, 2021, and have performed alongside acts such as Sepultura at the Rock Rio Pardo festival.
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