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Empalador Bestial was a black metal band from Piauí, Brazil, active from 2021 until their split-up. The project released two albums, Sinistrion and Sinistrion II: The Secret Dimmension, before ceasing activity.
Black metal band from Caldas da Rainha in central Portugal, launched in 2025. Their Portuguese name — meaning "impalement" — signals a raw, violent approach to black metal from the Leiria district.
Black metal project from Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Bavaria's Upper Palatinate, Germany, channeling raw darkness since 2021. Their sound draws from the genre's most austere and uncompromising traditions.
Verona-based symphonic metal act, active since 2023 delivering lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Black/drone/doom metal act from the ancient city of Worms, Germany, fusing three of heavy music's most oppressive subgenres since 2010. Their name, ironically meaning "empathy" in German, contrasts with the crushing, misanthropic weight of their sound.
Long Beach's Empathy carve progressive thrash metal with Southern California's technical precision and just enough melodic sophistication to separate them from pure aggression acts — cerebral without losing the crunch.
Black metal project from Schorfheide in Brandenburg, Germany, channeling the dark forests northeast of Berlin since 2013. Their Greek-derived name, meaning "experience," reflects a lived, immersive approach to atmospheric black metal.
Epic heavy/power metal act from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2020, crafting grand, triumph-filled compositions. Their Spanish name, meaning "Empress," captures the regal, commanding quality of their epic metal.
Progressive/thrash/doom metal act from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2022, merging the cerebral complexity of progressive metal with thrash speed and doom heaviness. Their three-genre approach creates a dynamic, unpredictable listening experience.
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