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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA “De zotte morgen” (written by Zjef Vanuytsel) (2020)
05/15 @ Paribu Art - Ana Sahne, İstanbul
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Segle XIII ("13th Century" in Catalan) craft symphonic metal from the medieval Catalan city of Vic, their period-specific name informing historically themed orchestral compositions. Active since 2004, they bring two decades of medieval grandeur to the Catalan metal scene.
Sequoia Grove blend folk and symphonic metal from Odense, weaving natural imagery and orchestral grandeur into their heavy compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring arboreal elegance to the Funen metal scene.
One of Austria's most prominent symphonic power metal exports, Serenity has released numerous albums on Napalm Records since their 2007 debut, with vocalist Georg Neuhauser fronting a sound built on orchestral grandeur and historically-inspired themes. Albums like "War of Ages" (2013) and "Nemesis AD" (2023), produced by Sascha Paeth, have cemented their reputation as masters of bombastic, narrative-driven European power metal.
San Diego's Sergulath fuse orchestral grandeur with the raw edge of black and thrash metal, building a symphonic black/thrash sound that sets them apart in Southern California's scene since their 2018 formation.
Moscow's Serpent Sermon merge black, death, and symphonic metal from the Russian capital since 2020. Their ophidian-homily name channels the serpent's teaching into multi-genre compositions of capital-city darkness.
Severed Angel is a Levittown, New York act founded in 2022, weaving symphonic grandeur into a heavy metal foundation. Metal Archives classifies them under melodic and symphonic heavy metal, suggesting a focus on sweeping arrangements and melodic hooks rather than brute force.
Severnica craft symphonic metal from Turku, layering orchestral arrangements over heavy instrumentation from southwestern Finland. Active since 2014, they bring cinematic grandeur to the Finnish symphonic metal tradition.
Bangor, Maine's Shadow Liege have been fusing symphonic grandeur with gothic metal's brooding romanticism since 2014, conjuring a sound built on sweeping orchestration and emotional weight. The Maine backdrop lends their atmospheric ambitions a fittingly bleak and dramatic quality.
Connecticut's Shadow of Intent are one of the most ambitious acts in modern deathcore, layering symphonic grandeur and melodic death metal sophistication over the crushing weight of the genre since 2014. Their elaborate orchestration and precise, technical aggression have made them a benchmark for cinematic extreme metal in the US.
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