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Black metal project from Ełk, emerging in 2022. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Polish origins.
Finnish sludge/doom metal band from Lahti, formed in 2019. They craft crushing sludge-doom from the Päijänne Tavastia industrial city.
Finnish melodic black metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2025. They bring melodic black metal to the Finnish capital's underground.
Betheos Abshalom is an ambient/experimental/symphonic black metal project from San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras, founded in 2013 (initially as Carminda e Betheos). The project is overtly Christian in orientation, with lyrical themes centered on scripture, the Holy Spirit, and the nature of God, and has released an extensive catalog of independent full-lengths including Ruach Hakodesh (2014), Ante Diem (2015), Tenebris (2016), and Loor Iehouah foresta (2022). Betheos Abshalom resumed activity in 2021 after a hiatus, continuing as one of the most prolific metal acts in Honduras.
Swedish heavy metal and hard rock outfit active since 2010, blending classic heavy metal riffing with the swagger and groove of hard rock. Their sound channels the spirit of 1970s and 1980s arena rock through crunchy guitar tones and hook-laden songwriting.
Bethesda was a Christian power metal band from Olinda, Pernambuco, Brazil, formed in 2010 and later split up. The band is listed on Metal Archives with Christian lyrical themes typical of the Brazilian Christian metal underground. Their music operated within the melodic and epic conventions of the power metal genre.
German experimental black/doom metal band from Grevenbroich, active since 2000. They are known for their boundary-pushing fusion of black metal, doom metal, and experimental rock that defies easy categorization, occupying a unique space in German extreme music.
Athens-based sludge metal act active since 2016, delivering corrosive, feedback-drenched heaviness that grinds forward with hostile intent. Their sound channels the genre's essential aggression through punishingly distorted guitar tones and abrasive vocals.
Black metal project from Athens, emerging in 2006. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Greek origins.
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