History Main / DeathMetal

* '''Greece''': Mostly heavily atmospheric and darkly melodic material often with prominent gothic and symphonic influences, with some of the more underground bands taking on a more technical and/or brutal direction. Notable bands include Music/{{Septicflesh}}, On Thorns I Lay, Nightfall, Obsecration, Inveracity, Dead Congregation, and Nightrage[[note]]Although they've been based in Sweden for most of their career and have a sound in line with the Gothenburg melodeath scene, their guitarist and only constant member Marios Iliopoulos is from Greece and over half of their non-Swedish members over the years have also been Greek[[/note]].

* '''Greece''': Mostly heavily atmospheric and darkly melodic material often with prominent gothic and symphonic influences, with some of the more underground bands taking on a more technical and/or brutal direction. Notable bands include Music/{{Septicflesh}}, On Thorns I Lay, Nightfall, Obsecration, Inveracity, Dead Congregation, and Nightrage[[note]]Although they've been based in Sweden for most of their career and having a sound in line with the Gothenburg melodeath scene, their guitarist and only constant member Marios Iliopoulos is from Greece and over half of their non-Swedish members over the years have also been Greek[[/note]].

* Peelingflesh (also RapMetal)

* '''California''': A mixture of brutal, riff-oriented material that eschews leads in favor of a massive sea of winding, interconnected riffs building off one another, and melodic proggy tech that carries heavy late-era Death influences, with many of the former bands gradually turning into the latter. Notable bands include Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Autopsy}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Decrepit Birth, Music/{{Exhumed}}, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/SeveredSavior, Condemned, The Kennedy Veil, Alterbeast, Music/{{Fallujah}}, The Zenith Passage, Odious Mortem, and Brujeria[[note]]While often cited to be from Mexico due to their themes and the sheer amount of members either being from there or of Hispanic heritage, they were actually formed in Los Angeles.[[/note]].

* '''Maryland''': Heavily grind and hardcore-influenced material (owing to DC's grindcore scene) that usually focuses on a heavy, often bouncy groove, usually with old-school sensibilities mixed with modern amenities. Notable acts include Music/DyingFetus, Music/MiseryIndex, Visceral Disgorge, Full of Hell, Noisem, Genocide Pact, and Wormhole.

* '''East Asia''': Rooted in {{grindcore}}, noise rock and {{deathcore}}, mathcore and slam death. Bands often have a strong affinity for GenreBusting, some have melodic tendencies, some go further thanks to HarshNoise influences. Notable bands include Magwi, Fecundation, Holymarsh, Seed, and Oathean from South Korea, Hydrophobia, Vomit Remnants, Music/DirEnGrey (from ''Marrow of a Bone'' onwards), Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, Kokuyasou, Ritual Carnage, Music/{{Desecravity}}, Deviloof and Youthquake from Japan, Bloodshedd and Sin from the Philippines, Lunar Eclipse, The Dark Prison Massacre, Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship, and Cryogenic Defilement from China, Rudra and Impiety from Singapore, and Demonic Resurrection from India.

* '''Colombia''': An underground scene with a small, but dedicated community; a blender of technical brutal death metal, grindcore, and slam. Basically being as heavy as possible while using technical musicianship to as a way to improve upon the heaviness rather than melody. Notable bands include Music/InternalSuffering, Carnivore Diprosopus, Amputated Genitals, Mindly Rotten, Ancient Necropsy, and Animals Killing People[[note]]while they did form in the US and are based out of there, founding drummer and mainman Wilson Rairan and current bassist Maca Buritica are originally from Colombia, and their sound is in line with the rest of the Colombian brutal death scene[[/note]]. There is also overlap with their neighboring country Peru; notable groups from there include Mortem, Anal Vomit, Goat Semen, Crimson Death, and Hadez.
* '''Czech Republic''': A mixture of technical and old-school death with a distinct experimental bend to bands in the former category. Similarly to the Colombian/Peruvian scene, it has a small yet very loyal following but has produced quite a few key acts. Notable bands include Lykathea Aflame, !T.O.O.H!, Melancholy Pessimism, Krabathor, Hypnos, Forgotten Silence, and Master[[note]]Although they were formed in the United States, they've been based in Czechia for over two decades and all of their members since then except for frontman Paul Speckmann (who has lived there since 2000) have been Czech[[/note]].

* ReligionRantSong: The other most common lyrical theme.

* MetalScream: Relatively prevalent in the music, and often of the type 2 variety (Brutal and slam death take this to its extremes) , though it's not uncommon for vocals to lean towards type 3.

* '''Brazil''': Heavily riff-driven and often fairly technical, with a distinctively midpaced and groovy sound that often features stop-start and tribal motifs, as well as chaotic but often extremely flashy leadwork. Lighter acts tend to overlap with death/thrash. Notable acts include Music/{{Sepultura}}, Music/{{Krisiun}}, Music/{{Sarcofago}}, Nervosa, The Ordher, Torture Squad, Crypta, [=NervoChaos=], and Claustrofobia.

* '''Czech Republic''': A mixture of technical and old-school death with a distinct experimental bend to bands in the former category. Similarly to the Colombian/Peruvian scene, it has a small but very loyal following but has produced quite a few key acts. Notable bands include Lykathea Aflame, !T.O.O.H!, Melancholy Pessimism, Krabathor, Hypnos, Forgotten Silence, and Master[[note]]Although they were formed in the United States, they've been based in Czechia for over two decades and all of their members since then except for frontman Paul Speckmann (who has lived there since 2000) have been Czech[[/note]].

* '''Czech Republic''': A mixture of technical and old-school death with a distinct experimental bend to bands in the former category. Similarly to the Colombian/Peruvian scene, it has a small but very loyal following but has produced quite a few key acts. Notable bands include Lykathea Aflame, !T.O.O.H!, Melancholy Pessimism, Krabathor, Hypnos, Forgotten Silence, and Master[[note]]Although they were formed in the United States, they've been based in Czechia for over two decades and all of their members since then except for frontman Paul Speckmann (who has lived there since 2000) have been Czech.[[/note]].

* '''Czech Republic''': A mixture of technical and old-school death with a distinct experimental bend to bands in the former category. Similarly to the Colombian/Peruvian scene, it has a small but very loyal following but has produced quite a few key acts. Notable bands include Lykathea Aflame, !T.O.O.H!, Melancholy Pessimism, Krabathor, Hypnos, Forgotten Silence, and Master[[note]]Although they were formed in the United States, they've been based in Czechia for over two decades and all of their members since then except for frontman Paul Speckmann (who has lived there since 2000) have been Czech.[[/note]]

* ChristianRock: As unbelievable as it seems, there's quite a few death metal bands with Christian-themed lyrics. The most well-known are Mortification, Soul Embraced, Crimson Moonlight, and Extol.

* '''Colombia''': An underground scene with a small, but dedicated community; a blender of technical brutal death metal, grindcore, and slam, Basically being as heavy as possible while using technical musicianship to as a way to improve upon the heaviness rather than melody, Notable bands include Music/InternalSuffering, Carnivore Diprosopus, Amputated Genitals, Mindly Rotten, Ancient Necropsy, and Animals Killing People[[note]]while they did form in the US and are based out of there, founding drummer and mainman Wilson Rairan and current bassist Maca Buritica are originally from Colombia, and their sound is in line with the rest of the Colombian brutal death scene[[/note]]. There is also overlap with their neighboring country Peru; notable groups from there include Mortem, Anal Vomit, Goat Semen, Crimson Death, and Hadez.

* '''East Asia''': Rooted in {{grindcore}}, noise rock and {{deathcore}}, mathcore and slam death. Bands often have a strong affinity for GenreBusting, some have melodic tendencies, some go further thanks to HarshNoise influences. Notable bands include Magwi, Fecundation, Holymarsh, Seed, and Oathean from South Korea, Hydrophobia, Vomit Remnants, Music/DirEnGrey (from ''Marrow of a Bone'' onwards), Imperial Circus Dead Decadence, Kokuyasou, Ritual Carnage, Music/{{Desecravity}}, Deviloof and Youthquake from Japan, Bloodshedd and Sin from the Philippines, and China's Lunar Eclipse, The Dark Prison Massacre, Dehumanizing Itatrain Worship, and Cryogenic Defilement.

* '''California''': A mixture of brutal, riff-oriented material that eschews leads in favor of a massive sea of winding, interconnected riffs building off one another, and melodic proggy tech that carries heavy late-era Death influences, with many of the former bands gradually turning into the latter. Notable bands include Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Autopsy}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Decrepit Birth, Music/{{Exhumed}}, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/SeveredSavior, Condemned, The Kennedy Veil, Alterbeast, Music/{{Fallujah}}, The Zenith Passage, Odious Mortem, and Brujeria[[note]]While often cited to be from Mexico due to their themes and the sheer amount of members eiter being from there or of Hispanic heritage, they were actually formed in Los Angeles.[[/note]].

* '''California''': A mixture of brutal, riff-oriented material that eschews leads in favor of a massive sea of winding, interconnected riffs building off one another, and melodic proggy tech that carries heavy late-era Death influences, with many of the former bands gradually turning into the latter. Notable bands include Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Autopsy}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Decrepit Birth, Music/{{Exhumed}}, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/SeveredSavior, Condemned, The Kennedy Veil, Alterbeast, Music/{{Fallujah}}, The Zenith Passage, Odious Mortem, and Brujeria[[note]]While often cited to be from Mexico due to their themes and the sheer amount of members eiter being from there or of Hispanic heritage, they were actually formed in Los Angeles.[[/note]]

* '''California''': A mixture of brutal, riff-oriented material that eschews leads in favor of a massive sea of winding, interconnected riffs building off one another, and melodic proggy tech that carries heavy late-era Death influences, with many of the former bands gradually turning into the latter. Notable bands include Music/CattleDecapitation, Music/{{Autopsy}}, Music/DeedsOfFlesh, Music/{{Disgorge}}, Decrepit Birth, Music/{{Exhumed}}, Music/TheFaceless, Music/{{Arkaik}}, Music/SeveredSavior, Condemned, The Kennedy Veil, Alterbeast, Music/{{Fallujah}}, The Zenith Passage, and Odious Mortem.

* Music/{{Atrocity}} (in their early days, but then went into GenreRoulette territory including GothicMetal, FolkMetal, IndustrialMetal and even EBM)

* Music/AtTheGates (first two albums)

* Music/{{Demilich}}

* Music/RoggaJohansson

* Music/{{Beheaded}}

* '''Colombia''': An underground scene with a small, but dedicated community; a blender of technical brutal death metal, grindcore, and slam, Basically being as heavy as possible while using technical musicianship to as a way to improve upon the heaviness rather than melody, Notable bands include Music/InternalSuffering, Carnivore Diprosopus, Amputated Genitals, Mindly Rotten, Ancient Necropsy, and Animals Killing People[[note]]while they did form in the US and are based out of there, founding drummer and mainman Wilson Rairan and current bassist Maca Buritica are originally from Colombia, and their sound is in line with the rest of the Colombian brutal death scene[[/note]]. There is also a bit of overlap with their neighboring country Peru; notable groups from there include Mortem, Anal Vomit, Goat Semen, Crimson Death, and Hadez.

* ChristianRock: As unbelievable as it seems, there's quite a few death metal bands with Christian-themed lyrics. The most well-known are Mortification, Crimson Moonlight, and Extol.

* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Gorn lyrics are so common, it's rarely ever used as criticism against the genre these days.