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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Somnium craft heavy metal with progressive elements from Stuttgart, building compositions that balance traditional metal foundations with cerebral ambition. Active since 2016, their dream-themed Latin name suits their expansive, visionary approach.
Boras' Son of Sam pair heavy and death metal from the West Swedish textile city since 2017. Named for the notorious serial killer, their true-crime reference channels the darkness of real-world violence into compositions from the Vastergotland industrial heartland.
Ghent-based heavy metal band formed in 2017, named after the philosophical concept of recognizing that every passerby lives a life as vivid and complex as one's own. Their thoughtful approach to heavy metal reflects Ghent's tradition as a culturally rich Flemish city.
Sonic Angel is a heavy metal band from Hayward, California, formed in 2004, rooted in the melodic and traditional sensibilities of classic American heavy metal.
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Sonic Medusa is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2010, drawing on the classic traditions of the genre with a sound informed by decades of LA metal history.
Sonic Prophecy is a heavy/power metal band from Salt Lake City, Utah, formed in 2009, delivering anthemic, melodically driven metal with soaring vocals and twin-guitar arrangements.
Sonic Rage is a heavy metal and hard rock band from Champaign, Illinois, formed in 2012, occupying the energetic territory between arena-ready hard rock and traditional heavy metal.
Stockholm's Sonic Ritual play heavy metal from the Swedish capital since 2020. Their ceremonial-sound name channels the sacredness of musical performance into traditional metal compositions of capital-city devotion.
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