Florida death metal

Florida death metal is a regional scene and stylistic subdivision of death metal. Some of the most significantly pioneering and best-selling death metal acts emerged in Florida, especially in the Tampa Bay area. As a result, Tampa is unofficially known by many death metal fans as the "capital of death metal." The scene coalesced in the mid-1980s through early 1990s around the output of bands such as Death, Morbid Angel, Deicide, Obituary, Six Feet Under, Monstrosity, Atheist, Solstice, Nocturnus and Massacre. The producer Scott Burns and the studio Morrisound Recording were also instrumental in developing and popularizing the Florida scene.