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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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German black metal, experimental, and ambient project formed in 2019. They dissolve the boundaries between black metal aggression, ambient soundscapes, and experimental composition.
Cold, unrelenting black metal from Saint Petersburg, active since 2015. Their sound embodies the genre's core principles: razor-sharp tremolo picking, furious drumming, and an atmosphere thick with hostility and darkness.
Certaldo (Florence)-based progressive metal act active since 2020, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
Symphonic power metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, named after the ancient Thracian goddess, incorporating the rare viola da gamba into their metal arrangements. They have shared stages with Nightwish, Apocalyptica, and Kamelot, releasing albums like "Goddess of the Moon" (2017) and "Elysian Fields" (2025).
Finnish heavy metal band from Espoo, formed in 2025. They bring fresh heavy metal energy to the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Thrash/industrial metal project from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2020. They merge the aggression of thrash with the mechanical textures of industrial metal.
Deathcore band from the Beerse/Lille area of Belgium, active since 2012. They trade in the genre's signature combination of death metal technicality and hardcore breakdowns.
German progressive death metal band from Fürth, formed in 2021. They weave intricate progressive arrangements into a death metal framework from the heart of Franconia.
Metalcore and melodic death metal band from Leyland near Preston, formed in 2022, described as one of Preston's heaviest. Their album Absolution Denied features a five-piece lineup delivering crushing metalcore with melodic death metal intensity.
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