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A Constant Storm blends melodic death and black metal with progressive, gothic, and folk elements from Porto since 2014. Their tempestuous name captures the relentless creative energy driving their genre-spanning approach from Portugal's northern capital.
An entirely instrumental progressive metal band from Gundelsheim, A Cosmic Trail weave post-rock atmospherics, heavy progressive riffs, and melodic layering across three albums: The Outer Planes (2010), II: Mistral (2013), and Third (2026). Founded by guitarist Markus Ullrich, keyboardist Richie Siebel, and bassist Alexander Palma, the band has drawn comparisons to Long Distance Calling for their patient, dynamic approach to heavy instrumental music.
Thessaloniki's A Crack in Time blend melodic death metal with progressive metal ambition, creating technically accomplished compositions that balance aggression with intricate musicianship. Since 2011, they've drawn from the rich Greek metal tradition while incorporating modern progressive elements.
Mobile, Alabama thrash metal project. Gulf Coast aggression trapped and raging against confinement.
Seattle death metal and deathcore project. The legal defense term repurposed as a promise of emotional violence from the Pacific Northwest.
Los Angeles black metal project whose name reads like a Japanese horror film premise. Supernatural dread reflected back from the City of Angels.
A solo project by Jonas Werling based in Rhineland-Palatinate, A Dance in Yellow blends melodic black metal and melodic death metal through a lens of Lovecraftian and Eldritch Horror mythology. Werling released The Cracks in the Wall in 2021 and Madness and Blood in 2022, building a self-described fusion of fear and anger into dense, atmospheric metal compositions.
Ferocious Industrial / Thrash / Groove Metal from Phoenix, Arizona (early); Austin, Texas (later).
A Day in Venice creates gothic and doom metal from Trieste, the Adriatic port city that sits at Italy's northeastern edge near the Slovenian border. Formed in 2014, their name invokes the romantic decay of Venice while their music inhabits the heavier, more melancholic terrain of doom.
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