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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Swiss black metal act active since 2008. Their dark, atmospheric approach to black metal has built a steady presence in the Swiss underground over more than a decade of activity.
Death-thrash metal band from Hvidbjerg in western Jutland, Denmark, active since 2012. They deliver aggressive death-thrash from rural Denmark.
Cinnamun Beloved is a gothic metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, fronted by vocalist and keyboardist Sabrina Filipčić. The band released their debut album The Weird Moment in 2015, followed by Stain in 2018, blending gothic metal with symphonic and electronic elements in a style shaped by the Buenos Aires underground.
Atmospheric black metal band from Vigo, Spain, formed in 2023. Their name meaning ash in Galician, Cinza channel melancholy through dense atmospheric black metal from the Atlantic coast.
Black metal project from Lisbon, formed in 2020. Cinzas — Portuguese for 'ashes' — channels themes of destruction and rebirth through atmospheric black metal.
Melodic black metal duo from Minsk, Belarus, formed by Ślepowron and Sida. Their 2025 debut Zabytaja Karčma sets the poetry of revered Belarusian writer Yanka Kupala to atmospheric black metal, blending national literary heritage with dark metal aesthetics.
Philadelphia progressive/heavy metal band Cipher combine classic heavy metal songwriting with adventurous, prog-influenced arrangements and sophisticated harmonic choices. Their music rewards close listening while never sacrificing heaviness for complexity.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from the island of Tjorn, active since 2004 and blending Gothenburg-style melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their two decades of work bridge traditional Swedish melodeath with contemporary extreme metal.
Cipriano is a raw black metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, drawing on the primitive, speed-driven style of acts like Darkthrone, Judas Iscariot, and Satanic Warmaster. The project features members active in the Curitiba underground scene and released the demo "Servos de Berwick" through Balrogh Records, with lyrics entirely in Portuguese.
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