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Pordenone's ScareCrown craft gothic metal from the Friulian plains. Their name conjures unsettling carnival imagery, fitting for a sound that trades in the darkly theatrical traditions of the genre.
Scared to Death play thrash metal from the Bavarian Forest town of Teisnach, channeling old-school velocity and aggression from one of Germany's most rural regions. Active since 2011, they prove that thrash metal thrives far from the major cities.
Conceived by Martin Moser in Salzburg and originally formed in 2004 as a gothic metal project, Scargod reinvented themselves in 2013 as a melodic extreme metal band, releasing records including "Sacrilegious Symphonies" and "Krankheit Mensch." The project draws from dark and extreme influences without rigid genre constraints, incorporating both gothic atmosphere and blackened aggression.
Scargzlot is a Chilean black metal solo project founded in 2016 by the musician known as Verwelkt, who handles all instruments and vocals. The project released its debut demo, From the Darkest Abyss of Solitude, in 2018 followed by the Wolf's Atonement album in 2019, both distributed in ultra-limited physical editions through Corpse Torture Records. Themes across the recordings center on death, depression, and poetry.
Scarification deal in death metal from Bisingen in the Swabian Alps, channeling brutal extremity from the foothills of Baden-Wurttemberg. Their name evokes the permanent, scarring intensity of their musical approach.
Boulder, Colorado's Scarlata bring a traditional heavy metal approach to the foot of the Rockies, forming in 2020 with a sound that favors melody, riff craft, and the songwriting sensibility of the genre's classic era. The band's name — Italian for scarlet — hints at a sense of drama and color in their approach that distinguishes them from purely aggressive pursuits.
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A melodic black/death metal band from Mondsee, Upper Austria, Scarlet Curse were active from 2006 to 2010 and released their material independently. Their sound occupied the intersection of melodic black and death metal, drawing on the atmospheric traditions of both subgenres within the compact timeframe of their activity.
Progressive and power metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2004, featuring vocalist Caio "Kai" Alexandre, keyboardist Thales Guimarães, guitarist Daniel "Juca" do Valle, bassist Ivan Osorio, and drummer Eduardo. The band built a discography between 2016 and 2024 before releasing the 12-track full-length Genesis of the End in 2026.
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