melodic black metal

Cthonic ( a greek word referring to "earth") is a mythologically themed extreme metal band from Taiwan. Not only do their albums tell stories of legends and folklore, but their face paint, album art, and tour names are all based in ancient history as well. They further incorporate the old traditions of the Taiwanese culture into their music & show by use of a 2-stringed violin called a "hena".
Their first American performance was in 2002, and in 2007 they toured with Ozzfest. In July/August they traveled as a supporting act for Nile, and in September headlined.

Nailbed is a Finnish black metal band which draws it's lyrical influences from depression, betrayal and suicide. 2001: Nailbed was formed at the beginning of a feisty winter. Forming members of Nailbed were Percele (guitar and mandolin) and Priestess Cunt (synth). Music written in this era is heavily influenced by Summoning, Burzum and Tolkien. 2002: Priestess Cunt proved to be useless for this project since all Summoning influences were left behind. Percele had an idea of a more brutal band. At the end of the year two new members were recruited: Cadaver (drums) and Vesa T.

There are at least seven artists which use this name:
1. A metal band from Germany
2. A death metal band from Switzerland
3. An industrial band from Australia
4. A thrash metal band from Iceland
5. A progressive death metal band from Latvia
6. A punk band from the United States
7. A death grind band from the Ukraine 1. A metal band from Sinzig, Germany, who defined their style as modern death metal. The 5 friends released 2 EPs: "Coma" (2007) and "Branded" (2009, Web-EP). Both EPs are available for free download on their website.

There are several bands called Amethyst. 1. A trance / progressive house duo. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Amethyst 2. A Melodic Death / Melodic Black Metal band from the Netherlands. 3. Heavy / Progressive Metal band from Australia. 4. A Thrash Metal band from Italy. 5. A Progressive Metal band from Sweden. 6. A Progressive Metal band from the USA. 7. A Power Metal band from Canada. 8. A Power / Thrash Metal band from the USA. 9. A defunct Pop Rock band from Youngstown, OH, USA.