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New Jersey progressive and melodic death metal band active since 2016, combining technically intricate arrangements with the melodic sensibilities of the Scandinavian-influenced wing of American death metal.

Storm Adams is a melodic death metal act from Paragould, Arkansas, formed in 2020, bringing the melodic sensibility and muscular aggression of the genre to the Arkansas metal scene.

Storm Particle is a Chicago, Illinois band formed in 2021 that merges melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility with thrash metal's kinetic aggression.

Melodic death metal and metalcore band from Hickory, North Carolina, formed in 2011, fusing Scandinavian melodeath guitar work with the rhythmic and vocal intensity of metalcore. Their sound has evolved toward a heavier, more aggressive deathcore-influenced direction over their career.

Succumb is a death metal band from San Francisco, California, formed in 2017, known for their dissonant, chaotic approach and the distinctive shrieking vocals of frontwoman Cheri Musrasrik, whose 2017 debut drew comparisons to Mitochondrion and Portal.

Wichita, Kansas band formed in 2019 that evolved from deathcore roots into a symphonic and melodic death metal sound, incorporating orchestral elements and sweeping melodic structures alongside extreme metal aggression.
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Summer Dying is a melodic death metal band from Lansing, Michigan, active since 2001, crafting emotionally charged, guitar-driven compositions rooted in the Gothenburg-influenced style of the genre.

Summoned is a melodic death metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina, formed in 2007, blending death metal heaviness with melodic guitar work and dynamic song structures.

Summoning the Lich is a St. Louis, Missouri outfit formed in 2020 that combines melodic death metal hooks with the crushing breakdowns of deathcore, drawing on fantasy and occult themes in their lyrical world.

Sun in Shadows is a melodic death/doom metal band formed in 2019 whose location remains undisclosed, pairing the melancholic melody of death-doom with the emotive sweep of melodic death metal.

Sun Speaker is a Phoenix, Arizona act formed in 2018 that blends blackened melodic death metal with deathcore, pairing soaring melodic leads with blast-driven aggression and heavy breakdowns.

Suncinder is a Detroit, Michigan act formed in 2019 that melds progressive melodic death metal with deathcore, layering technical riffing and melodic complexity over punishing, breakdown-driven passages.

Formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2023, Sunmancer blend melodic death metal with metalcore in a style that pairs melodic guitar work and aggressive rhythmic chug, reflecting the active underground extreme metal scene of the American South.

Svn.Seeker is a Bristol, Connecticut melodic death metal band formed in 2021, combining the hook-laden melodies and harmonic sensibility of the Gothenburg tradition with the aggression of American death metal.
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