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Scapegoat is a death/black metal act formed in 2023 whose location remains unconfirmed, adding an air of anonymity fitting for music that operates at the intersection of two of extreme metal's most unforgiving traditions. Their approach suggests a rawness and adversarial intent typical of the underground black/death crossover.
Scapegoats fuse black metal, death metal, and metalcore from the Fribourg/Neuchatel area, forging a crossover sound that draws from multiple extremes. Formed in 2019, they represent the newer generation of Swiss heavy music that refuses to be confined to a single subgenre.
From the Pinzgau region of Salzburg province, Scapegod released their debut full-length "Dystopia" in August 2021, describing their style as black-influenced death/dark metal spanning everything from melodic, driving songs to misanthropic hate anthems with screaming guitars and fast double-bass drumming. The band pairs deep, guttural vocals with screaming delivery, giving their compositions a wide dynamic span.
Scapegrace play heavy metal with punk influences from Molln in Schleswig-Holstein, blending traditional metal riffing with punk's raw energy and DIY ethos. Emerging in 2025, they bring a crossover spirit to the North German metal scene.
Scaphandre (French for "Diving Suit") channel depressive black metal from Paris, exploring deep-sea isolation through their submerged aesthetic. Active since 2011, they bring diving-bell desolation to the French DSBM scene.
Scaphicide deliver thrash metal from the German underground, named after an ancient torture method that reflects their genre's tradition of morbid fascination. Their 2025 emergence adds fresh aggression to the German thrash landscape.
Punishing Brutal Death Metal from Dallas/Fort Worth.
Melodic death metal band from Rio Grande do Sul, formed in 2020. The band released the four-track EP These Lines of Pain in 2020, which included the songs "Dead Angel's Lullaby," "These Lines of Pain," "Veil of Tears," and "This Life You Hold."
Scar of the Sun is an Athenian melodic metal band formed in 2004, originally active in London before establishing themselves in Greece with a sound that evolved from atmospheric modern metal toward a blend of metalcore, djent, and melodic groove metal. After releasing their first two albums A Series of Unfortunate Concurrencies and In Flood on Scarlet Records to favorable reviews, the band signed to Napalm Records and released Inertia in May 2021. The band has toured alongside acts including Dark Tranquillity, Paradise Lost, and Pain of Salvation, and headlined the Greek summer festival Rockwave.
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