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The Work (2021)
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This Hollow Ache (2021)
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Diseased EP (2017)
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Philadelphia melodic death metal project. The name — meaning devoted followers — signals allegiance to the melodeath tradition.
Agonist is a melodic death metal band from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Not to be confused with Canadian band The Agonist, this act has released three recordings including the full-length "Liwjatan I" and the EP "Funerary Desecration," both in 2020.
Pittsburgh melodic death metal project from the Pennsylvania underground.
Hanover, Pennsylvania melodic death metal band bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Keystone State's small-town underground, balancing melody with aggression.
Pittsburgh melodic death metal band named after the Roman emperor, bringing Scandinavian-influenced melodeath to the Steel City's productive metal underground.
Philadelphia melodic death metal and metalcore act blending Scandinavian-influenced melodeath heaviness with metalcore structure. Active in the Pennsylvania underground since the early 2020s.
Reading, Pennsylvania's Cavum pursue straightforward, grimly melodic black metal drawing on the European second-wave tradition — tremolo-driven riffs, blasting drums, and vocals smeared in reverb.
Northwestern Pennsylvania death metal and deathcore act pairing pulverizing breakdowns with melodic death metal sweep and intricate riffing honed in the underground Pennsylvania scene.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania's Enter Nowhere blends melodic death, progressive metal, and metalcore into something that refuses easy categorization — technical enough to reward close listening, heavy enough to bulldoze a room. Founded in 2022, they're already pushing genre boundaries.
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