There are at least sixteen artists named Scythe. 1) SCYTHE is a Progressive Death Metal from Germany, was formed in the spring of 1994. Following several years of writing songs and making small numbers of demo tapes, the first step towards something concrete came in 1999 with the release of the "Last Eclipse" demo. The next demo "Silent Is The Future" was released in 2001. The 2 member band progressed as songwriters and musicians by the time they embarked on the writing and recording of their debut full length entitled "On My Way Home" which was released in 2002 by indie label Witches Brew. SCYTHE wasted no time and got working right away on material for the next album, "Poetry Of Illusions", which saw a release in 2003 on the same label. When 2004 rolled around, it was time to celebrate the band's 10th year anniversary with the release of "The Process Of Rotting" in July 2004 and contained re-recorded demo songs from the past, documenting the roots of the band which always remained in oldschool Death Metal combined with melodic atmosphere. In October 2006, their fourth album, Decay, was unleashed, again on Witches Brew and continuing along the path of Poetry Of Illusions. 2) Black/Thrash metal band from Chicago, Illinois USA formed in 2011 by ex-Usurper member Rick Scythe. Their debut album Beware The Scythe was released in 2012 on Primitive Reaction records (EU) and R.I.P. records (US). Their follow up full-length Subterranean Steel was released 2013 as CD on Primitve Reaction records and as tape cassette on Serpent Eve records. They are active. Lineup: Rick Scythe - Vocals, Guitar (Nightshade, ex-Usurper) Dan Geist - Bass (Nightshade) Joey Contreras - Drums, Backing Vocals (ex-Mordrid) Ex-members: Tim Pearson - Drums (Deathcult,ex-Mordrid,Relentless) 3) a Hardcore producer from Australia. 4) a Brutal Death Metal band from Venezuela. 5) a split-up Death Metal band from California, US. 6) a Thrash Metal band from Los Angeles, California, US. 7) a Death/Black Metal band from Kansas, US. 8) a split-up Thrash Metal band from Texas, US. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.