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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.
Scar Tissue have been channeling depressive black metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 1996. Three decades under their wound-healing name have produced one of Scandinavia's longest-running depressive black metal projects.
Scarabreed forge blackened death metal from Bremgarten, with releases like "Throne of the Dark Ages" drawing on medieval darkness and crushing extremity. Their sound marries the ferocity of death metal with the atmospheric malevolence of black metal.
ScaraSaton explore progressive metal from an undisclosed Russian location since 2021. Their name merging scarab and Satan channels Egyptian-infernal themes into technically ambitious compositions.
Scarcyde have been delivering thrash and death metal from the southern Finnish city of Hameenlinna since 2008, making them fixtures of the Kanta-Hame extreme scene. Their nearly two decades of scarring intensity represent sustained commitment.
Scarecrow play thrash/groove metal and hardcore from Svitavy, blending pit-ready aggression with heavy rhythmic riffing. Formed in 2019, they represent the crossover energy of the modern Czech heavy music scene.
Scarecrow Avenue deliver metalcore from the Mediterranean port of Cartagena, combining aggressive breakdowns with melodic passages. Active since 2015, they bring field-guardian intensity to the Murcian metal scene.
A melodic death/progressive metal band from Graz, Scarecrow NWA have a catalog spanning albums "At the Back of Beyond," "Ishmael," "Transgression," and "IX," with an official presence at scarecrow.at. Their Graz base places them in the same regional scene as several other technically oriented Austrian metal acts.
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