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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Spanish gothic/melodic death metal band from Reus, Catalonia, balancing power and aggression with melodic passages since the late 1990s. Their album 'System Failure' features groove metal and metalcore influences across eleven tracks of energetic, heavy compositions.
Polish gothic metal band from Zabrze, crafting darkly atmospheric compositions since 2022. Their evocative name captures the spiritual, melancholic landscape of their gothic metal approach.
Lanthanein is a gothic/doom-death metal project from Córdoba formed by soprano vocalist Marilí Portorrico and multi-instrumentalist ANXIIIU.X, blending orchestral arrangements and neoclassical textures with heavy guitars. The duo debuted with the EP "Nocturnálgica" in 2015, followed by the full-length album "Lágrimas" in 2016, released digitally through Nihil Art Music and on CD via Dark East Productions.
Russian epic folk/gothic metal band from Dzerzhinsk, weaving Slavic folk elements into darkly romantic compositions since 2017. Their approach blends traditional melodies with gothic atmosphere and metal heaviness.
Russian gothic/doom metal band from Severodvinsk in the Arctic north, crafting mournful, darkly beautiful compositions since 2017. Their northern location infuses their gothic doom with the cold, isolated atmosphere of Russia's far north.
Hungarian symphonic/gothic metal band from Budapest, layering orchestral grandeur over darkly romantic compositions since 2016. Their parasitic name suggests the draining, consuming intensity of their symphonic gothic approach.
Bavarian experimental gothic/black metal act active since 2006, blending depressive black metal with hard rock elements across releases like 'Ebola.' Their German-language material explores dark themes through an unconventional fusion of gothic atmosphere and extreme metal aggression.
Les Mémoires Fall is a doom/gothic metal band from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2011–2012. The band released their debut album "Endless Darkness of Sorrow" in 2014, earning recognition in the Brazilian and South American doom scene, and followed it with the digital EP "Dying Dried" in 2016. In 2021, they participated in the Latin American doom metal split "Legiones del Pantano" alongside bands from Argentina, Bolivia, and Uruguay.
Turkish gothic/doom metal band from Izmir, crafting darkly beautiful compositions since 2013. Their flowing name channels the organic, graceful character of their gothic doom.
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