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Scorched Earth deliver death metal from the Pink City of Toulouse, channeling extreme aggression from the Occitanie capital. Active since 2015, they bring scorched-earth devastation to the southwestern French scene.
Formed in 2024 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Scorched Mind arrived already operating at the intersection of three unforgiving genres: death metal's guttural extremity, hardcore's blunt-force confrontation, and sludge's slow, tar-thick grind. That northeastern Pennsylvania post-industrial grit filters through their sound — riffs that drag and then erupt, tempos that punish before collapsing into murk. A brand-new project with the density of something that's been corroding for decades.
Scorched Oak deliver stoner metal and rock from Dortmund, building riff-heavy, fuzz-drenched compositions from the heart of the Ruhr Valley. Their organic, nature-themed name contrasts with their industrial city backdrop.
Scoria deal in death metal and grindcore from the Champagne village of Gueux near Reims, channeling volcanic-waste extremity from the heart of France's premier wine region. Emerging in 2025, they bring geological brutality to the Champagne underground.
Scoria is a thrash metal and crossover band from La Paz, Bolivia, with roots stretching back to 1992, making them one of the longer-running acts in the country's metal underground. The band released a string of full-lengths across the 2000s and 2010s — including Anti-Bolivia (2000), Sol (2002), Resistencia (2004), and Inmortal (2018) — documenting over two decades of politically charged and socially critical Bolivian metal. Their 2021 live album Vive captures the band's enduring presence on the La Paz scene.
Scoria is a thrash metal and crossover band from La Paz, Bolivia, with roots stretching back to 1992, making them one of the longer-running acts in the country's metal underground. The band released a string of full-lengths across the 2000s and 2010s — including Anti-Bolivia (2000), Sol (2002), Resistencia (2004), and Inmortal (2018) — documenting over two decades of politically charged and socially critical Bolivian metal. Their 2021 live album Vive captures the band's enduring presence on the La Paz scene.
One of the longer-running black metal acts in the northern Virginia underground, Fairfax's Scorn has maintained an uncompromising presence since 1992 — outlasting trends, line-up shifts, and the general churn of the American black metal scene. Their output is rooted in the raw, hateful aesthetic of second-wave black metal: tremolo-drenched riffing, blasphemous atmosphere, and a commitment to the form that three decades haven't softened. They remain one of the quiet veterans of the East Coast underground.
Scorn have been delivering death and thrash metal from the Basque-French border town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz since 1992, making them veterans of the Pays Basque extreme scene. Their three decades of scornful aggression represent remarkable longevity.
Scorn Crows deliver groove metal from Lyon, channeling rhythmic heaviness with the corvid-contempt themes their name suggests. Active since 2018, they bring Rhone Valley groove to the French metal scene.
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