What areas have burgeoning/viable/healthy death metal scenes?

Sweden is currently being over-run by Viking Metal bands :(
 
I can't think of any reputable dm bands from Chicago. There are plenty of local dm bands in the burbs(where i'm from) but nothing other than that.

I need to move somewhere more metal.
 
I can't think of any reputable dm bands from Chicago. There are plenty of local dm bands in the burbs(where i'm from) but nothing other than that.

I need to move somewhere more metal.
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 :erk: The scene is lacking to say the least.
 
I don't really pay attention to the local scene(Pittsburgh). You guys seem to like Mantic Ritual though.

EDIT: Forgot you were talking about Death Metal, not metal in general.