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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