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Finnish black metal band from Salo, formed in 2020. They forge dark black metal from the southwestern Finnish countryside.
Black metal project from Gomel, Belarus, active since 2020. Named after Tolkien's fiery demons, they forge black metal from eastern Belarus.
Balrog is a speed/thrash metal band from Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, formed around 2000. The band released the album "No nos Detendrán" in 2014 and has featured vocalist and bassist Omar "BuBBa" Fernández alongside guitarist Lautaro Medina as core members of their long-running lineup.
Spanish gothic metal band from Seville, formed in 2018. They channel dark, romantic gothic metal from Andalusia's cultural capital.
Folk metal outfit from Altopiano di Asiago (Vicenza), formed in 2014. Their sound integrates traditional melodic elements with metal's aggression, creating a festive yet powerful fusion.
Four-piece from Kozloduy, Bulgaria, blending heavy metal, thrash, and melodic death metal since 2018. Their album "Nuclear People" features guitarist Plamen Petkov and vocalist Emil Boyanov delivering eight tracks of genre-crossing Bulgarian metal.
Oslo-based black metal act active since 2025, channeling the genre's core tenets of tremolo-driven riffing and blast-beat fury through a Norwegian lens. Their recordings maintain a commitment to the raw, unvarnished aesthetic that defines underground black metal.
Progressive metal and rock band from Birmingham, formed in 2010. They weave complex arrangements and dynamic shifts through their compositions in the tradition of British progressive metal.
Finnish heavy/speed metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2014. They combine heavy metal foundations with speed metal's blistering pace from the Finnish capital.
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