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Below are an epic doom metal band from Nyköping, Sweden, formed in 2012 and rooted in the classic traditions of Candlemass, late Black Sabbath, and King Diamond. Their debut full-length Across the Dark River was recorded at Sonic Train Studios with producer Andy La Rocque of King Diamond's band and released via Metal Blade Records. The band's approach is deliberately classicist, prioritizing atmosphere, heavy riffing, and soaring melodic vocals over modern production trends.
German post-metal band from Ilmenau in Thuringia, formed in 2015. They craft expansive, atmospheric post-metal soundscapes with a contemplative intensity.
Thrash and melodic metalcore band from Southampton, formed in 2010. Their early demos including Eagle Eyed Generation and Dying Revolution blend aggressive thrash riffing with melodic metalcore sensibilities.
Finnish death metal band from Turku, formed in 2017. They deliver subterranean death metal from Finland's oldest city.
Doom metal outfit from Krasnoyarsk, formed in 2015. Their compositions stretch conventional structures to their limits, filling every measure with oppressive weight and deliberate, devastating momentum.
Legendary Salzburg blackened death metal institution active since 2000, known for relentless heavy riffing and vocals in both English and German. Their extensive catalog includes the acclaimed "The Devils" (2022) and remastered classics like "Blutsabbath," blending experimental choral elements with ferocious black/death metal.
Black metal project from Boden, emerging in 2013. Their compositions draw from the wellspring of second-wave Scandinavian tradition while filtering it through the cultural context of their Swedish origins.
Five-piece blackened deathcore outfit from Vienna, Austria, inspired by dark Alpine winter nights. Their 2024 debut "Mene Tekel" channels philosophical themes of existence and mortality through heavy, fast riffs and rough vocals with beatdown hardcore influences.
Spanish black metal band from Pontevedra in Galicia, active since 2005. With two decades of history, they are a foundational act in the misty Galician black metal scene.
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