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Black metal act from Ashland City, Tennessee, operating in the shadow of the Appalachian underground since 2015.
Melodic death metal band from the San Diego area, active since 2012 and part of the South Bay scene that has long cultivated both heavy and melodic extremes.
Charlotte, North Carolina melodic death/groove metal band, blending the hook-driven aggression of melodic death metal with the stomping weight of groove.
Salt Lake City's Call of Madness fuse melodic death and traditional heavy metal into a dynamic sound that has been active since 2016, balancing brutality with accessible hooks.
Melodic death metal outfit from Coachella, California, Call Upon Your Gods have been honing their hook-laden yet aggressive approach since forming in 2017.
Speed-obsessed, blasphemous death metal inspired by Angelcorpse, Krisiun, and Hate Eternal. Releases on Lavadome Productions and Iron Blood and Death Corporation.
California solo project by Agravain that evolved from power/melodic death metal into black, pagan, and folk metal territory, drawing on themes of despair, fantasy, and ancient legend before disbanding around 2010.
Atlanta instrumental sludge/post-metal duo formed in 2023, contributing to the growing Southern underground with crushing, wordless heaviness.
Longmont, Colorado symphonic/melodic death metal act blending orchestral grandeur with aggressive death metal attack.
Wichita, Kansas act formed in 2014 fusing melodic death metal with groove metal and deathcore, delivering aggressive riffing tempered by melodic hooks.
Chicago-based act fusing melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with the brutality of deathcore breakdowns, delivering technically precise riffwork alongside moments of punishing heaviness.
San Leandro death metal band incorporating melodic death metal sensibilities into a framework of technical aggression, active since 2017 balancing hooks and harmonic depth against straightforward brutality.
Richmond, Indiana melodic death metal band that pairs hook-driven, harmonized guitars with the direct aggression of straightforward death metal.
Cast Adrift from Dallas, NC merge melodic death metal's hook-forward songwriting with metalcore's rhythmic punch, leaning hard into dual-guitar melody over breakdowns.
Connecticut's Cast in Blood occupy the cross-section of melodic death and metalcore, favoring driving tempos and clean-to-harsh vocal contrast over the more abrasive end of the death metal spectrum.
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