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Psicopatia formed in the satellite city of Planaltina on the outskirts of Brasília, with a lineup including vocalist Morto Apodrecido, guitarist Solfieri, and drummer Doentio. The band released the three-track "Letargia" demo in July 2019 through Balrog Rec, and followed it with the "Náusea" EP in 2022; both releases were compiled alongside rehearsals and bonus tracks on "Último Suspiro" (2024, Auditive Cut Records).
Black metal project from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2015, exploring psychic and cosmic themes through raw black metal. They bring science-fiction-tinged darkness to the Spanish black metal underground.
Out of Holden, Maine, Psonen forges blackened thrash metal with the cold, rural isolation of New England seeping into their sound — raw black metal menace fused with the driving aggression of classic thrash, active since 2019.
Psychagogos is a Brazilian black metal project formed in 2014, signed to Darker than Black Records, with lyrical themes centered on paganism, philosophy, and fantasy. The band released a self-titled cassette demo in 2019, its only documented release to date, available through the Darker than Black catalogue.
Black, death, and thrash metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2014, combining three strands of extreme metal into a terrifying sonic assault. Their occult-tinged name matches the ritualistic intensity of their music.
A Baden-Württemberg heavy metal project since 2014, Prolopower channels the foundational spirit of German heavy metal through straightforward, riff-centric compositions. Their southwestern base connects them to one of the country's most musically diverse regions.
Kassel's Promethean Fire has been forging technical melodic death metal since 2022, their mythological name evoking the theft of divine knowledge. Their Hessian base breeds compositions that balance precision picking with the genre's signature harmonic sweep.
Brunswick's Psychophobia has been channeling melodic blackened death metal since 2019, blending Scandinavian melodicism with atmospheric black metal textures. Their Lower Saxon ducal-city base provides a historically rich setting for their darkly beautiful compositions.
Black metal band from Portugal, formed in 2017, named after the Greek term for guides of the dead to the afterlife. They channel psychopompic darkness through atmospheric black metal.
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