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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Featured Stoner Metal Album
Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
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Solo symphonic and progressive metal project based in London, active since 2019. The Kalasin album series and tracks like Internal Narrative and What God Wants explore introspective, contemplative themes through a darker sonic palette.
Symphonic power metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, named after the ancient Thracian goddess, incorporating the rare viola da gamba into their metal arrangements. They have shared stages with Nightwish, Apocalyptica, and Kamelot, releasing albums like "Goddess of the Moon" (2017) and "Elysian Fields" (2025).
French symphonic metal band from Paris, formed in 2016. They layer orchestral grandeur over heavy metal from the French capital.
Malmö-based symphonic metal act active since 2012, building their sound on lush orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, and cinematic compositions. Their music draws from the European symphonic metal tradition of epic, larger-than-life heavy music.
French symphonic metal band from the Nancy-Metz area in Lorraine, formed in 2022. They deliver soul-stirring symphonic metal from the historic eastern French region.
Warsaw-based melodic black metal project active since 2020, tempering raw aggression with sweeping arrangements and harmonized guitar leads. Their approach balances the genre's inherent hostility with moments of dark grandeur.
French symphonic/alternative metal band from Mâcon in Burgundy, formed in 2016. They blend symphonic grandeur with alternative metal's accessibility.
Maarheeze-based symphonic metal act active since 2016, building their sound on lush orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, and cinematic compositions. Their music draws from the European symphonic metal tradition of epic, larger-than-life heavy music.
German symphonic metal and rock band from Sankt Wendel, formed in 2018. They layer orchestral grandeur and sweeping melodies over heavy metal instrumentation for a cinematic, epic sound.
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