The East Is Shred: 13 Chinese Metal Bands to Haunt Your Dreams (UPDATED)

Since the inauguration of Chinese rock in the '80s, the darker main ingredient to China’s underground music scene has always been metal. While indie rock may steal the headlines in the international press, metal continues to steal the hearts of rockers across China. Here’s a primer to the 11 most important metal bands shredding in China today.

1. Suffocated

Formed in 1997, Suffocated are seen to be the backbone of Chinese thrash metal and well-known to anyone with an iota of metal in their blood. This Beijing quartet is one of few bands still playing death metal from the elder Chinese death metal generation.

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Disco Duo French Horn Rebellion Electro-fies

Who would have thought that with only two singles released since 2009, The French Horn Rebellion (FHR) would have been tipped by everyone from NME to The New York Times as “the band to watch”? It’s all about the FHR’s electric live shows, and brothers Robert and David Perlick-Molinari are finally giving Beijing a chance to watch “the band to watch,” when they rock Yugong Yishan on Saturday, April 9.

The duo brings together two ends of the sonic spectrum: younger brother Rob was a former Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra horn player and the elder Dave is a credible producer who has engineered acclaimed tunes for the likes of MGMT...

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