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German black metal project formed in 2022. They channel lycanthropic black metal darkness with feral intensity.
Spanish stoner/sludge metal band from Barcelona, formed in 2011. They craft heavy, western-tinged stoner-sludge from the Catalan capital.
German death metal band from Dresden, formed in 2013. They deliver punishing death metal from Saxony's vibrant extreme metal community.
Almada-based gothic metal act active since 2016, interweaving dark romantic atmospheres with heavy guitar work and dramatic vocal performances. Their sound draws from the tradition of Type O Negative and Paradise Lost, balancing heaviness with melancholic beauty.
Psychedelic stoner/doom band from Lausanne, Switzerland, crafting altered sensory experiences through heavy, immersive sound since 2013. Their catalog includes the double vinyl "Shemurah" (2021), a split with Craneium, and earlier releases "Samsara" and "Haze" on vinyl and CD.
Black Wind is a black metal band from Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1999 and now split up. The band operated as an independent act within the Brazilian underground black metal scene. Their Metal Archives entry documents them under contact for Arch Devil Lucfatanaz in Guarulhos, SP.
Ferrara-based progressive power metal act active since 2007, incorporating complex arrangements and technical proficiency into the anthemic framework of European power metal. Their compositions push beyond standard power metal structures into more adventurous territory.
Spanish melodic death metal band from Tarragona, active since 2003. With over two decades of melodic death metal, they are one of Catalonia's most enduring extreme metal acts.
Black Witch is a stoner and doom metal band from Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, formed in May 2015. The band features Lorena Rocha on vocals alongside Rafaum Costa on guitar, and draws on 1970s-style heavy rock recast through down-tuned, doom-laden arrangements. Their discography includes the debut EP "Aware" (2015), the full-length "Solve et Coagula" (2016), and the two-part release "The Spiral" (2021).
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