Scar Symmetry

A Swedish death metal group platooned by genre veterans, Scar Symmetry pairs the supreme heaviness of death metal with the melodic scope of power and progressive metal. Early efforts like Pitch Black Progress (2006) and Holographic Universe (2008) reflected the band members' trad-Swedish death metal pasts, albeit with a pronounced melodic streak. 2009's expansive Dark Matter Dimensions heralded a new era for the group, adding more progressive elements and a tighter focus on narrative. Scar Symmetry continued in this vein on 2014's The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity), an am...