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Sludge metal act originally from Moscow, active since 2011. Cosmonauts Day — named after the Soviet space holiday — delivers heavy, atmospheric sludge with a cosmic bent.
Cosmophage is a death metal band from Brasília, Brazil, formed around 2022 (with roots in a prior project called Utterance active since 2018). Drawing on the mid-1990s European death metal tradition — particularly the Dutch school — the band plays riff-driven, gutted death metal with occult and cosmic horror lyrical themes. Their debut mini-album "Sidereal Malignancy" was released in October 2024 via Me Saco un Ojo (tape) and Blood Harvest (CD).
New Orleans deathcore act Cosmophobe push the genre toward progressive territory, layering complex song structures over crushing breakdowns. Their music carries the dark, humid weight of the city they come from.
UK black metal project active since 2012. They craft cosmic-themed atmospheric black metal.
Progressive heavy metal band from Athens, Greece, emerging in 2025. They blend progressive complexity with heavy metal power from the Greek capital.
Stoner metal band from Carouge near Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 2017. They deliver thick, fuzz-drenched riffs and psychedelic grooves rooted in the heavy traditions of stoner and desert rock.
Stoner metal band from Prato, Tuscany. Cosmotron delivers fuzzed-out, groove-heavy stoner riffs from central Italy.
Technical death metal act from Istanbul, formed in 2024. Cosmoveillance delivers intricate, demanding death metal from the Bosphorus city.
Death metal band from Augsburg, Germany, formed in 2020. They deliver devouring death metal aggression from the ancient Swabian city.
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