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Corujas is a raw black metal band from Catanduva, São Paulo, Brazil, active since 2013. The band's lyrical themes center on nature and birds — "corujas" means owls in Portuguese — placing them within the tradition of Brazilian raw black metal acts that draw on the natural world for imagery. They release music independently through Bandcamp.
Minneapolis progressive/thrash band that brings technical ambition and dynamic range to a genre often defined by speed alone. They are as comfortable with shifting time signatures as they are with full-throttle riffing.
Groove metal band from Bailen in Jaen province, Spain, active since 2007. They deliver heavy, rhythm-driven metal from the Andalusian interior.
Death metal act from Turin, formed in 2020. Corvus Black Hole conjures cosmic death metal themes from the Piedmontese underground.
Seattle black and symphonic metal band that layers orchestral grandeur over black metal's icy ferocity. Their sound is cinematic in scope, drawing on the gloom and grandeur of the Pacific Northwest.
Kansas City doom and funeral doom band whose post-metal atmosphere stretches songs into vast, mournful landscapes. Their music moves with glacial patience and devastating emotional weight.
Gothic and heavy metal band from Werlte in the Emsland, Germany, formed in 2020. They weave dark gothic atmospheres into a heavy metal framework from the rural northwest.
Groove and heavy metal band from Leon, Spain, emerging in 2025. They bring fresh groove-heavy metal energy to the Castilian scene.
Black-death metal band from Anglesey, Wales, formed in 2019. They fuse extreme metal darkness from the Welsh island off the northwest coast.
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