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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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Apeldoorn's Sanguinarian merge black, gothic, and industrial metal from the Veluwe since 2022. Their vampiric name and forest-city origins channel nocturnal predation through a multi-genre approach.
Symphonic gothic metal band from Agudos, São Paulo, featuring soprano Thais Verônica alongside vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Pedro Segundo, guitarists Pablo Albergoni and Rafael Silva. The band debuted with the EP Grace And Dread... In Harmony in November 2016, recorded at Midian Studio in Agudos, and released the album Reign in Carnage in 2025.
Sanity Obscure craft gothic and doom metal from Franconia, evolving from their Furth origins to their later Hollstadt base while maintaining their focus on dark, brooding heaviness. Their blend of gothic atmospheres with doom's crushing weight creates an immersive sound.
Sans Roi ("Without King") forge black and gothic metal from the Auvergne capital of Clermont-Ferrand, channeling anti-monarchic themes through dark compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring kingless rebellion to the volcanic French heartland.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk's Saphath blend death, gothic, and symphonic metal from the Pacific island capital since 2022. Their origins on Sakhalin Island make them one of the most geographically remote metal acts in Russia.
SaraLee craft gothic metal and rock from Jyvaskyla, weaving dark romantic themes through heavy, atmospheric compositions. Active since 2017, they bring emotionally rich darkness to the central Finnish scene.
Satarial have been channeling black, folk, gothic, and industrial metal since 2000, originating in Moscow before relocating to Poland. Their quarter-century of genre-fluid activity has produced one of the most eclectic catalogs in Eastern European metal.
Satcconnia blend melodic power and gothic metal from Merida in Extremadura, combining anthemic grandeur with dark romantic atmospheres from Spain's Roman-heritage region. Active since 2012, they bring ancient Lusitanian spirit to their Iberian metal.
Formed in 2020 in Spring Valley, California, Sator Square take their name from the ancient Latin palindrome carved into stone across the Roman world — a fitting emblem for a band weaving gothic atmosphere together with power metal grandeur. Their sound balances soaring melody and dramatic weight, with the gothic darkness of acts like Type O Negative cutting against the propulsive uplift of European power metal.
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