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We have all seen those articles highlighting bands in every US state. China is also a country with many metal bands, and many provinces. Such as the US, the type of metal band varies depending on the region they are from. Cultural influences certainly seep into the music. For example, bands from Inner Mongolia have that trademark Mongolian folk metal sound. Some provinces have less of a scene than others, and some digging was required to pull up a representative, but every province is certainly accounted for here.
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Anhui (安徽) Lingchi
If any band on earth is allowed to use the name “lingchi”, meaning death by a thousand cuts, a brutal death metal band from China would be the first to get the pass. It’s not all slicing and dicing with Lingchi, though, as clean singing and atmospheric intros give songs some healing room. Formed in 2002, the band have released only a few pieces of media, including and EP a