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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA "Vanuytsel 7"" (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Denver's Envinity have been blending symphonic grandeur with progressive metal's complexity since 2002, weaving orchestral textures and intricate arrangements into a sound that rewards patient listening.
Pennsylvania metalcore unit Envision craft emotionally charged heaviness with melodic hooks and punishing breakdowns, holding down the Keystone State's scene since 2018.
Atmospheric black metal project from Lille, France launched in 2024. They craft immersive, contemplative black metal from northern France.
Black metal and dark ambient project from Bavaria, Germany, emerging in 2026 as a fresh voice in atmospheric extreme music. Their approach merges the raw aggression of black metal with the immersive soundscapes of dark ambient.
In existence since 2010, this Omsk Brutal Death Metal and Death Metal outfit delivers guttural vocals and churning downtuned riffs. Their place within Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Funeral doom metal solo project from Antwerp, Belgium, created by multi-instrumentalist Jens, who handles guitars, bass, vocals, and programming. Their releases "The Eye of the Storm" and "Journey to the Realm of Shadows" channel crushing, glacial doom with logo artwork by famed calligrapher Christophe Szpajdel.
Underground to the core, this black metal act from Bristol traffics in tremolo-picked fury and blast-beat savagery. Since 2016, they've built a catalog that reflects the UK's ever-evolving heavy music tradition.
Crushing Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore from Houston.
Willow Springs, Illinois death metal outfit Envy the Dead cut their path through the Chicago suburban underground with unadorned brutality and straight-for-the-throat riff delivery since 2020.
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