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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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Vaduz-based gothic metal and symphonic metal act, active since 2003 delivering lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Rooted in a growing underground metal community, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Worcester's Elizabory blend gothic metal's romantic melancholy with black metal's cold fury, a combination that arrived fully formed when the band started in 2023 and already feels like it has its own haunted aesthetic.
Straddling the line between doom metal and gothic metal, this Dutch actfrom Zoetermeer fuses Type O Negative-school brooding grandeur with genuine emotional weight into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2019, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.
L'Aquila's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this doom metal and gothic metal unit is among them — wielding Type O Negative-school brooding grandeur with genuine emotional weight. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Gothic and symphonic metal project from Belgium, blending orchestral grandeur with heavy riffs and darkly romantic themes since 2016. Their approach marries the atmospheric sweep of symphonic metal with the emotional depth of gothic influences.
Leszno Górne-based doom metal and gothic metal act, active since 2013 delivering Type O Negative-school brooding grandeur with genuine emotional weight. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Gothic, industrial, and symphonic metal band from Paris, France formed in 2024. They fuse dark electronic textures with orchestral metal grandeur from the French capital.
Gothic metal act from Terrassa near Barcelona, Spain, crafting dark, emotionally rich compositions since 2002. Their two-decade career makes them one of Catalonia's longest-running gothic metal acts.
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