That better than being overrun by deathcore , hardcore and metalcore in Ma.I think anyone including people in Ma will agree that there no good death metal bands here in Ma.
I forgot about them, and there are a couple other thrash-ish bands. But right now theres only two people in AoB and I heard they were on hold (though according to M-A they're active so I dunno)
I'm with you brother. I know the guys from Bound & Gagged who are reuniting very soon. Novembers Doom are pretty well known and also Macabre The scene is lacking to say the least.