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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Symphonic metal act from Copenhagen, Denmark, blending orchestral grandeur with powerful metal instrumentation since 2019. Their celestial, fantasy-inspired name captures the otherworldly beauty and epic scope of their symphonic compositions.
Memphis, Georgia's Etheria meld lush orchestration with gothic melancholy in a symphonic metal sound that is equal parts cathedral grandeur and emotional desolation. Active since 2009, they bring dark romanticism to the American metal underground.
Symphonic/melodic death metal act from Germany, blending orchestral grandeur with the aggressive precision of melodic death metal since 2017. Their ethereal name hints at the transcendent quality of their cinematic, orchestrally enriched sound.
Black metal and symphonic metal band from Nimes in southern France, formed in 2020. They merge symphonic grandeur with black metal intensity from the ancient Roman city.
Proof that the underground never sleeps, this power metal and symphonic metal act from Molde traffics in orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects the frozen north that birthed an entire genre.
In existence since 2006, this Pervouralsk Black Metal, Melodic Black Metal, and Symphonic Metal outfit delivers orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Their place within Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Trading in pure metallic intensity, this symphonic metal act from Taganrog traffics in orchestral grandeur married to heavy guitar-driven foundations. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape.
EvenDusk is a symphonic/gothic metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016. The band's lineup has included vocalist Julia Navarro, multi-instrumentalist Bruno França, bassist and vocalist Wilson Souza, and drummer Rafaela Martini. They released the EP "Roots of Decadence" in 2020 and recorded a live full-length, "Roses of the Dusk," in 2022, followed by "The Ghost I Am."
When Evenoire emerged in 2012 from Cremona, they brought with them a sound rooted in folk metal and symphonic metal — all cinematic sweep and operatic vocals over thundering metal arrangements. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
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