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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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British symphonic death metal band from England, formed in 2021 and layering orchestral grandeur over death metal brutality. Their approach merges sweeping symphonic arrangements with aggressive extremity.
German symphonic black/death metal act from Karlsruhe, formed in 2020 and merging orchestral grandeur with extreme metal brutality. Their sound combines symphonic arrangements with the dual assault of black and death metal.
Lyria is a symphonic alternative metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, founded in 2012 by mezzo-soprano and songwriter Aline Happ. The band released their debut album "Catharsis" in 2014 and followed it with "Immersion" in 2018, both funded through crowdfunding campaigns that raised over $8,000 and $13,000 respectively from fans worldwide. Lyria won the Palco MP3 award for most-accessed heavy metal artist in both 2016 and 2017, and their songwriting frequently addresses themes of mental health, autism, and neurodiversity.
A heavy metal act from Zagreb, Burning Leather has been delivering raw, stripped-down metal since 2020. The band's name evokes the tactile, old-school approach to heavy metal that defines their sound.
Maegandune is a symphonic/gothic metal project from Germany, formed in 2022. Their sound combines the orchestral grandeur of symphonic metal with the dark romanticism and atmospheric depth of gothic metal.
Maese Tor is an epic and symphonic heavy metal band from Spain, formed in 2021. They craft grandiose heavy metal compositions enhanced by orchestral arrangements and epic, cinematic scope.
A stoner rock and metal act from the university city of Szeged, Barbears has been delivering fuzz-heavy grooves since 2012. The band channels the languid heat of Hungary's southern plains into thick, bear-heavy riffing.
Magistarium is a symphonic power metal project from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2021. Their sound combines the soaring orchestral arrangements of symphonic metal with power metal's galloping intensity and melodic vocal lines.
MagiTech is an epic symphonic metal band from Italy, formed in 2024. They craft grand, orchestrally enhanced metal compositions.
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