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Infinite Terror (2024)
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With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Turin's Scummbar blend folk and heavy metal with a name nodding to the Monkey Island video game since 2026. Their playful reference masks a genuine commitment to merging traditional music with metal intensity.
Scythe for Sore Eyes craft progressive and melodic heavy metal from Helsinki, their punning name adding wit to their technically ambitious compositions. Formed in 2019, they bring reaper-themed melody to the Finnish capital.
Scythed deliver power and heavy metal from Meppen in Lower Saxony, combining anthemic compositions with the cutting-edge imagery their reaper-themed name suggests. Their Emsland base places them in one of Germany's most rural northwestern regions.
Venice's Scyther pair heavy and thrash metal from the floating city since 2024. Their blade-themed name cuts through the romantic associations of their home with aggressive, no-frills metal.
Scythrow evolved from thrash/heavy metal into death metal from Lappeenranta, deepening their extremity over time. Formed in 2021, they bring scything intensity to the southeastern Finnish scene.
Seasons craft progressive heavy metal from Brittany, building elaborate compositions inspired by the cyclical nature of their name. Active since 2006, they bring two decades of seasonal evolution to the western French progressive scene.
Second Chapter blend heavy and stoner metal from the German underground, combining traditional metal's riffing power with stoner's hazy, laid-back groove. Their name suggests a narrative of reinvention and new beginnings.
Argenta's Second Skin blend groove and heavy metal from the Ferrara countryside since 2021. Their Emilian origins and transformative name suggest music that reveals hidden layers beneath its initial surface.
Secret Salt Squad play heavy metal from the Hanseatic city of Luneburg, bringing traditional metal energy to the Lower Saxon heath country. Formed in 2023, their unusual name hints at a playful spirit beneath their metal foundation.
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