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Hold Your Children Close and Pray for Oblivion (2016)
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Für Kaiser, Volk und Vaterland! / Stoßtrupp 1917 (2018)
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Arzhang channels melodic black metal from İzmir since 2022. Named after the legendary painted book of the prophet Mani in Persian tradition, they bring Zoroastrian-Manichaean cultural heritage to melodic black metal from Turkey.
Arzén has evolved from heavy metal into folk rock from the Terchová and Žilina area since 2017. Named after the Slovak word for arsenic, their Jánošík-country origins connect to the legendary Slovak Robin Hood tradition.
Black metal project of unknown origin whose 2018 single Hymnal pairs Greek philosophical virtue with religious musical form. The name — meaning excellence or moral virtue — adds unusual ethical weight to black metal.
As Autumn Dies... are a doom/death metal band from Switzerland, formed in 2001, whose sound combines the crushing weight of death metal with the slow, mournful tempos of doom. Their live album "Life Fall," recorded at the Met Bar in Lenzburg, documents their approach to slow-burn heaviness in an intimate setting.
Los Angeles death metal band that emerged from the early 2000s deathcore wave, contributing to SoCal's explosive extreme metal scene with technically proficient brutality.
Leonardtown, Maryland groove metal and melodeath project whose 2015 EP It Was More Fun in Hell delivers infernal aggression with a darkly humorous title. Southern Maryland heaviness that doesn't take itself too seriously.
New Haven, Connecticut NWOTHM band bringing the traditional heavy metal revival to the Elm City, channeling classic metal energy through New England determination.
Piscataway, New Jersey metalcore act delivering aggressive melodic heaviness from central Jersey, contributing to the Garden State's robust hardcore and metal crossover scene.
As Darkness Fell is a melodic black/doom metal band from Buenos Aires that has been active since 2000, releasing the album Below the Fog in 2015 on Misanthropic Spirit Records. The record was driven by Hernan Figueredo on guitars, bass, and keyboards alongside vocalist Matias Herrera, crafting a cold, melancholic sound rooted in the Northern European black metal tradition.
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