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Symphonic death metal band from Joensuu, Finland, formed in 2022. They merge death metal aggression with symphonic orchestration from eastern Finland.
Black metal act from Battle Ground, Washington, founded in 1996 by brothers Jake and Nick Superchi, blending symphonic orchestration and dark ambient textures into their "American Deathphonic Black Metal" style; their concept album Salem 1692 and releases on labels like Moribund Records brought them recognition in the American black metal underground.
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Ceromancy is a Chicago, Illinois band fusing black and death metal with sweeping symphonic layers, creating elaborate and dramatic compositions with both brutality and orchestral grandeur. They draw on occult themes to reinforce their dense, multifaceted sound.
Symphonic metal act from Novosibirsk, formed in 2019. Chains of Sanity delivers orchestral metal from Siberia's largest city.
Symphonic deathcore band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2024. They blend symphonic grandeur with crushing deathcore breakdowns and death metal extremity.
Moorhead, Minnesota band Chandrian blend black metal's raw intensity with symphonic metal's orchestral arrangements and grand scope. Their approach incorporates atmospheric keyboard layers and melodic structures alongside harsher black metal elements.
Tucson, Arizona band Chaos Ascending combine black metal's cold intensity and tremolo-picked aggression with symphonic metal's orchestral grandeur and melodic scope. Their sound bridges raw black metal aesthetics with cinematic, keyboard-driven arrangements.
Symphonic blackened death metal act from Birkirkara, Malta, formed in 2017. Chaotic Remains delivers orchestral extremity from the densely populated heart of the Maltese islands.
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