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Summation is a black metal band from Salinas, California, formed in 2020, operating in the raw and atmospheric traditions of underground American black metal.
Summer Dying is a melodic death metal band from Lansing, Michigan, active since 2001, crafting emotionally charged, guitar-driven compositions rooted in the Gothenburg-influenced style of the genre.
Summer Graves is a Tennessee black metal project formed in 2014, exploring melancholic and atmospheric dimensions of the genre with an introspective, naturalistic quality.
Summer Love is a Portland, Oregon stoner/doom metal band formed in 2012, building hazy, heavy soundscapes from the slow-burning intersection of stoner rock and doom metal.
Summer's Dying have been delivering death metal from Weimar since 2001, channeling extreme aggression from the city of Goethe and Schiller. Their quarter-century of activity provides a stark contrast between their cultural surroundings and their brutal output.
Summers End is a melodic metalcore band from Bowie, Maryland, formed in 2012, combining aggressive metalcore structures with melodic hooks and emotional lyrical themes.
Summers of Emesh craft progressive black/doom metal from Berlin, blending atmospheric complexity with crushing heaviness and cosmic themes. Formed in 2023, they bring Sumerian-mythological depth to the German capital's progressive extreme scene.
Summon is a Lansing, Michigan death/black/thrash metal band with a lineage extending back to 2011, weaving together elements from three of extreme metal's most aggressive traditions into a ferocious and unrelenting style.
Summon King Sykes channel stoner metal from Copenhagen, building riff-heavy compositions with the ritualistic energy their summoning-themed name suggests. Active since 2018, they bring occult stoner vibes to the Danish capital.
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