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Summon the Destroyer is a death metal band from Indianapolis, Indiana, formed in 2018, delivering straightforward and brutally heavy death metal rooted in the genre's classic underground aesthetic.
Relentless Thrash Metal out of Texas.
Summoned is a melodic death metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 2007, blending death metal heaviness with melodic guitar work and dynamic song structures.
Summoned is a death metal and grindcore band from Whittier, California, formed in 2007, combining the brutality of death metal with the speed and aggression of grind.
Summoned by Giants is a stoner metal band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 2017, building monolithic, fuzz-drenched riffs in the heavy psych and stoner metal tradition of the Pacific Northwest.
Summoned to Die deliver death metal from the Jutland harbor town of Kolding, channeling the fatal inevitability their name describes. Active since 2018, they bring death-sentenced intensity to the South Jutland scene.
Summoner's Circle formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2015, crafting a theatrically dense blend of doom, black, death, and progressive metal the band describes as 'Epic Metal.' Drawing influence from Dimmu Borgir, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Opeth, the six-piece builds elaborately structured compositions around original mythology and occult imagery. Their 2024 album Cult, released on Black Lion Records, functions as a concept piece confronting organized religion, partly inspired by controversy surrounding a metal festival in their home state.
Vienna's Summoning formed in 1993 and quickly abandoned straightforward black metal in favor of a deeply atmospheric, keyboard-driven sound rooted almost entirely in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth mythology. Across eight studio albums on Napalm Records — including Dol Guldur (1996), Stronghold (1999), Oath Bound (2006), and With Doom We Come (2018) — the duo of Protector and Silenius developed a signature style built on programmed drums, layered synths, and choral arrangements. The band has never performed live, functioning strictly as a studio entity throughout their career.
Devastating Blackened Death Metal out of Texas.
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