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Decatur, IL, US · 2012–present · active
Decatur, Illinois thrash metal project with six releases since 2012. Black Waltz and Feathers & Flesh deliver theatrical, riff-driven metal from central Illinois, building a substantial catalog from the heartland.
Black MetalGothic MetalSymphonic MetalThrash Metal

Avataria

Berlin, DE · 2012–present · active
AvatariA is a gothic metal band with black metal influences from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2012, whose prolific catalog includes The Matrix Falls, Eneagramm, New World Order, The Last Falling, Apocalyptic, Memoirs of Humanity, and the 2025 release Downfall. The band blends gothic metal's dark atmospherics with death and black metal aggression across consistently released albums.
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Avernus

Chicago, IL, US · 1993–present · active
Chicago gothic metal veterans with nine releases stretching back to 1993. One of the longest-running underground gothic metal acts in America, their catalog — from the delicate A Delicate Tracery of Red to later works — traces over three decades of darkly beautiful music named after the entrance to the Roman underworld.
Gothic Metal

Azylya

Brussels, BE · active
Azylya is a gothic metal band from Brussels, Belgium, formed in 2009 and signed to WormHoleDeath Records. The band pairs the clean female vocals of singer Jamie-Lee with keyboard-driven melodic metal and thrash-influenced riffing, crafting a sound the band describes as a contrast between hope and darkness.
Gothic Metal

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