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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Gothic power-heavy metal band from Kuopio, Finland, active since 2006. They blend gothic atmospheres with power metal hooks and heavy metal drive from the eastern Finnish lakeland.
Portland, Oregon's Crimson Altar deal in traditional doom metal with a slow, crushing devotion to the genre's foundational heaviness. Their music evokes the Pacific Northwest's gray skies and introspective weight.
Gothic metal band from Marseille, France, active since 1997. With nearly three decades of history, Crimson Garden are veterans of the French gothic metal scene.
Doom and gothic metal band from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2024. They weave melancholic gothic atmospheres over crushing doom metal foundations.
Doom and gothic metal band originally from Hamburg, now based in Freiburg, Germany, active since 2012. They craft melancholic, atmospheric doom infused with dark gothic beauty.
Gothic metal band from Essenbach in Lower Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave melancholic atmospheres and dark beauty into a heavy, emotionally resonant sound.
Gothic doom act from Sarpsborg, southeastern Norway, active since 2002. Crowhead has spent over two decades crafting melancholic, atmospheric metal bridging gothic and doom traditions.
Gothic melodic death metal act from Milan, active since 2011. Crown of Autumn blends autumnal melancholy with death metal ferocity and gothic atmospherics.
Symphonic gothic power metal band from Madrid, Spain, emerging in 2025. They create grand, orchestral metal with dramatic vocal performances.
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