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Atmospheric/industrial black metal project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2017 with an extensive discography exploring themes of despair and memory. Releases including "Wasted Passages & Desolate Streets" and "Pain Made Flesh" blend industrial textures with atmospheric black metal across a prolific output of EPs and albums.
Your Inland Empire is a French industrial and post-metal quartet that emerged in 2021 as a rebranding and evolution of the band Crown, the long-running project of Stéphane Azam and David Husser. The name reflects a deliberate departure from the sludge and post-metal roots of Crown toward a broader synthesis of industrial rock, darkwave, and post-metal atmosphere drawing from Nine Inch Nails, Godflesh, and Depeche Mode. Their self-titled debut, released through Season of Mist in November 2025, consists of eleven tracks that balance visceral riffing with melodic hooks and lyrical rawness.
Zhraja is a gothic and folk metal band from Minsk, Belarus, incorporating industrial elements into their layered sound. Their eclectic approach blends traditional Belarusian folk melodies with heavy gothic atmospheres and electronic textures.
Zivatar is an industrial gothic/doom metal band from Gyöngyös, Hungary, conceived as a solo project in 2012 with the full band assembled by 2017. Their extensive discography, from "The Sixth Chamber" (2015) through "Apocalypse Campaign," blends industrial harshness with gothic and doom atmospheres.
Zorglüb is an industrial black metal band from Reims, France. They fuse the cold aggression of black metal with electronic and industrial textures, creating an abrasive, mechanized take on extreme metal.
Zyklon was an industrial death/black metal band from Notodden, Norway, active from 2001 to 2010. Featuring members of Emperor and Myrkskog, including drummer Trym and guitarist Zamoth, they released acclaimed albums "World Ov Worms," "Aeon," and "Disintegrate."
Zylum is an industrial/doom metal band from Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, formed in 2015. Their four-piece lineup brings "all the aggression and power" of various metal styles to the Munster metal scene, fusing industrial textures with doom metal weight.
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