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Technical death metal band from Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, originally founded in 2001 by guitarist/vocalist Silvio Machado and bassist Marcelo Ameal. The band disbanded after their last show in 2005 before reuniting with additional members Leo Schröder (guitar) and Felipe Veiga (drums) to finally record and release their debut demo Before the Beginning in 2023.
Turin's Scent of Darkness deliver funeral doom of glacial pace since 2020. Their Piedmontese origins in Italy's automotive capital contrast sharply with music that moves at the slowest possible velocity.
Scent of Death have been dealing in death metal and hardcore from Dresden since 2002, making them one of the longer-running extreme acts in the Saxon capital. Their two-decade presence bridges multiple generations of the eastern German heavy scene.
Scent of Flesh have been delivering death metal from the southeastern Finnish city of Imatra since 2004, making them one of the longer-running death metal acts in South Karelia. Their two-decade career of olfactory horror represents sustained commitment to extremity.
Chicago's Scepter have been refining their thrash metal craft since 2019, contributing to the Windy City's robust and historically significant heavy metal underground. The band draws from the classic thrash tradition — tight, aggressive riffwork, punishing tempos, and the kind of no-frills songwriting that connects them to the genre's foundational years.
Denver, Colorado's Scepter of Eligos take their name from Eligos, the demonic Duke of Hell who reveals secrets of war, and their music channels a similarly oppressive weight — blending doom's slow crawl with death metal's brutality and sludge's toxic atmosphere since 2013. Mile High altitude seems no obstacle to achieving the lowest, heaviest possible sound.
Sceptor forge heavy metal from Mannheim in the Rhine-Neckar region, channeling classic metal energy from one of Baden-Wurttemberg's industrial powerhouse cities. Formed in 2024, they bring traditional metal fire to the southwestern German scene.
From Newberg, Oregon, Sceptre have been working melodic heavy metal since 2014, bringing a clean, riff-focused approach to the Pacific Northwest's varied metal underground. Their melodic leanings align them with the European tradition of the genre — powerful mid-tempo riffs, clear vocal hooks, and songwriting that values melody as much as muscle.
Schakal play heavy and power metal from the Cologne-Leverkusen-Dusseldorf triangle, drawing from three of the Rhine-Ruhr's most vibrant music cities. Their multi-city base reflects the interconnected nature of the North Rhine-Westphalia metal community.
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