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A death/doom project from Bristol, Connecticut active since 2020, with no released recordings yet catalogued.
Bathory was a Swedish extreme metal band from Vällingby, formed in March 1983 by sole constant member Thomas Forsberg, known as Quorthon, whose first four albums—raw, lo-fi, and openly Satanic—are regarded as foundational documents of Scandinavian black metal. Beginning with Blood Fire Death (1988) and fully realized on Hammerheart (1990), Quorthon pivoted to an epic, Norse-mythology-driven style that effectively created Viking metal as a subgenre. Quorthon died of heart failure in June 2004 at age 38, ending the band; his two-decade body of work remains among the most influential in extreme metal.
Finnish heavy metal band from Lapinjärvi, formed in 2012. They play classic heavy metal with a creative twist from the rural southeast.
Belgian doom metal band from Genk fronted by vocalist Michelle Nocon, blending occult themes with sludge and stoner elements since 2014. Their Svart Records debut "Servus" (2017) earned acclaim for its commanding female vocals and ability to stay melodic without sacrificing crushing heaviness.
German melodic death metal band from Haltern am See, formed in 2016. They craft oceanic depths of melodic death metal, blending Scandinavian melodicism with German precision.
Since 2024, this Greek heavy metal act has kept the flame of traditional metal burning from Thessaloniki. Their sound is built on the genre's bedrock: powerful riffs, commanding vocals, and unwavering commitment.
A black/death metal band from New Brighton, Pennsylvania formed in 1988, later changing their name and surfacing on compilations through Thrash Records across the following decades.
One-man black metal project from the Wirral and Liverpool area, run by Wyvern since 2016. Releases including Rituals of the Damned and The Church of Euthanasia explore occult and misanthropic themes through raw, solitary UK black metal.
A New York sludge/doom outfit with industrial undercurrents active from 2008 to around 2013, releasing material through Seventh Rule Recordings and appearing on several early-2010s metal compilations.
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