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Zhakiah is a melodic death metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020 and led by composer Jani Stefanovic, formerly of Solution.45 and Miseration. Their sound pays homage to the infamous Gothenburg style with modern touches, as heard on their album "Where The Light Will Thread."
Zharmaq is a melodic death metal band from Salgótarján, Hungary, formed in 2006. Their album "Humánkaptár" (2006) features Hungarian-language lyrics incorporating literary references from authors like Imre Madách and János Pilinszky, exploring existential and philosophical themes through metal.
Ziggurath is an instrumental blackened death/thrash metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2023. Their debut full-length "Astral Exorcism" (2024) delivers twelve tracks of "voiceless death magick" mastered by Horvath Audio Engineering.
Zilla is a technical and melodic death metal band founded in Vale do Amanhecer, Distrito Federal, Brazil, tracing their roots to 2002 before settling into their current style. The band released the demo Dry Throat in 2005 and their debut full-length Pragmatic Evolution in 2010, drawing on progressive influences alongside themes of philosophy and human nature.
Zlost is a melodic death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia. They channel the classic Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition with aggressive yet melodic compositions rooted in the Estonian underground metal scene.
Zodiac is a melodic death metal band from Fürstenfeld, Austria, formed in 2020. They craft hook-laden extreme metal that balances ferocious vocals and blast beats with memorable melodic guitar harmonies.
Zombie Strippers from Hell is a melodic death metal band from Pszczyna, Poland, formed in 2016. Despite the tongue-in-cheek name, they deliver serious, technically proficient melodic death metal.
Zonaria is a melodic death metal band from Umeå, Sweden, formed in 2014. They carry on the proud tradition of Swedish melodic death metal from the northern city that has produced numerous metal acts.
Zuldar is a melodic death metal band from the Basque Country of Spain, formed in 2018. They deliver Scandinavian-influenced melodic death metal with an intensity rooted in their Basque metal underground origins.
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