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Scarset Rebellion craft progressive and technical death metal from the Bayonne/Bordeaux corridor, building demanding compositions from the Basque-Aquitaine region. Emerging in 2025, they bring scarlet rebellion to southwestern France.
Scartribe deliver thrash metal from Siegen in North Rhine-Westphalia, cutting through with sharp riffing and aggressive energy. Active since 2015, they represent the ongoing strength of German thrash.
Scarve have been forging industrial death/thrash metal from the Lorraine capital of Nancy, combining mechanical textures with aggressive extremity. Active since 2020, they bring industrial-belt intensity to the eastern French scene.
Scarvolk deal in death metal from Nantes, channeling extreme aggression from the Loire-Atlantique capital. Active since 2017, they bring scar-folk brutality to the western French underground.
Tucson, Arizona's Scary Kids Scaring Kids were a vital force in the mid-2000s post-hardcore scene, blending synth-driven electronic elements with aggressive, technically proficient heavy rock and dual vocals. Their 2005 self-titled album on Immortal Records showcased a band with a flair for dramatic composition, shifting between frenzied screams and atmospheric interludes. After disbanding in 2010, their 2022 reunion brought renewed attention to a catalog that anticipated many of the genre-blending trends that would later define modern post-hardcore.
All-female thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro, founded in 2004 by guitarist Julia Pombo and bassist Cíntia Ventania. Vocalist Angélica Burns joined in 2007, and the band released the five-track demo Keep Thrashing! before recording their debut full-length Take the Risk in 2017 with a new vocalist credited as O Lenhador (The Lumberjack).
Johnstown, Pennsylvania's Scathe blend metalcore and death metal in the tradition of bands that refuse to choose between brutal heaviness and emotionally charged song structure, forming in 2015 in a post-industrial Pennsylvania city with a long and underappreciated heavy music history. Their hybrid approach favors the visceral impact of death metal riffing within a more accessible, breakdown-driven metalcore framework.
Champaign, Illinois's Scathe work the intersection of heavy, groove, and thrash metal — a power trio approach built on thick midrange riffs, driving rhythms, and the kind of blue-collar intensity that characterizes the Illinois college-town underground. Formed in 2015, they share only a name (and possibly a Bandcamp handle) with their Pennsylvania counterpart, carving out their own identity through sheer riff tonnage.
Scathing deliver thrash metal from Biel under their Feverland Phantasmagoria banner, channeling old-school aggression with a modern Swiss edge. Formed in 2023, they bring fresh energy to the thrash revival scene.
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