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Brutal death metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2025, applying the goregrind-adjacent brutal death aesthetic — surgical terminology in name, relentless sonic violence in practice.
Symphonia brings atmospheric gothic metal with classical influences from the Champagne capital of Reims, active since 2018. Their music blends orchestral elegance with dark, brooding metal in a style that honors the gothic tradition's romantic sensibility.
Houston, Texas symphonic death metal band formed in 2023, pairing orchestral grandeur with death metal brutality in a style that reflects the ambitious scope of bands like Septicflesh and Fleshgod Apocalypse.
Symphonity are a power metal ensemble from Brno known for their "up tempo hymns" and classical melodies, featuring vocalists who have worked with Luca Turilli and Signum Regis. Their ambitious conceptual works, including the two-part "Marco Polo" saga, demonstrate a cinematic approach to symphonic power metal that has earned them international recognition.
Metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2022, operating within the modern metalcore landscape with a sound that balances melody and aggression.
Symphonic metal band from Richmond, Virginia, formed in 2025, pursuing the orchestral and cinematic end of the metal spectrum with an emphasis on dramatic composition and melodic depth.
Melodic black/death metal project from Owensville, Indiana, formed in 2017, weaving sweeping melodic leads and tremolo-picked riffs across a framework drawn from both Scandinavian melodic black metal and death metal.
Black/death metal band from Hawthorne, California, formed in 2012, combining the rawness of black metal with the brutality of death metal in the tradition of South Bay extreme metal.
Symphony of Shadows craft symphonic metal from Vantaa in the Helsinki metropolitan area, layering orchestral grandeur over heavy compositions. Active since 2017, they bring shadow-orchestrated intensity to the Finnish symphonic scene.
Symphony of Sorrow deliver groove metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2012. Over a decade of channeling their orchestral-grief name into rhythmically driven compositions that blend accessible alternative rock with metal weight.
Stockholm's Symphony of Tragedy deliver power metal from the Swedish capital since 2018. Their name of orchestrated catastrophe channels the grandeur of dramatic downfall into anthemic compositions of capital-city ambition.
Blackened progressive metal band from Baltimore, Maryland, formed in 2018, fusing the cerebral structures of progressive metal with the cold atmosphere and dissonance of black metal.
Symposion deal in death metal from Copenhagen, their name (from the Greek symposium, a drinking party with philosophical discussion) adding intellectual weight to their extreme output. Active since 2013, they bring philosophical brutality to the Danish death metal landscape.
Technical death metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2013, pursuing the intricate, precision-focused end of the genre with complex arrangements and demanding instrumental execution.
Portland, Oregon doom/death metal band formed in 2013, channeling the slow, oppressive weight of death-doom in a Pacific Northwest scene better known for its black metal output.
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