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Stoner/groove metal project from Finland, formed in 2017 with a Finnish name meaning "stoned Satan." Their irreverent name captures the intersection of psychedelic stoner grooves and heavy metal blasphemy.
Progressive/melodic death metal and shred band from Bordeaux, active since 2012 and delivering technically virtuosic compositions. Their over-a-decade output combines progressive ambition with fretboard pyrotechnics.
Kizilia is a metalcore band from Belém, Pará, Brazil, formed in 2016 by a group of friends who had previously played together. In a prolific early run, the band released four records — Cidade Sitiada (2017), Em Suas Mãos (2018), Realidade Ficção (2019), and Sagrado Sacrifício (2019) — with lyrics addressing social violence and the realities of life in their region. The lineup features Roy on vocals, Manassés on drums, Fabricio on bass and backing vocals, and Black on guitar.
Kizin is a progressive death metal project from Temuco, Chile, founded by multi-instrumentalist Luis Peña Otto, who draws on the philosophies of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer to craft conceptual albums with long-form tracks and technically demanding riffs. Their debut Abstraction (2018) was described by No Clean Singing as a "progressive death metal fireworks display," and their follow-up Existentialism (2021) — recorded across Temuco and Leipzig — continued the project's thematic arc through six tracks organized into three narrative chapters.
Black metal/ambient project from Seville, active since 2011 and blending raw black metal with expansive ambient passages from Andalusia. Their Icelandic-derived name adds a Nordic mystique to their southern Spanish origins.
Italian black metal and raw black metal act, active since 2026 delivering second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Rooted in a scene steeped in operatic grandeur and crushing heaviness, their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
Wielding black metal as their weapon, this Dutch outfit from Friesland has been refining their craft since 2010. Their sound hinges on corrosive riffing and misanthropic atmosphere, delivered with ruthless intent.
Operating out of Podgorica, this Montenegrin act forges Thrash Metal built on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age. Razor-edged guitar tone and barked vocals recall thrash's golden era.
KK's Priest is an English heavy metal band formed in 2019 by K.K. Downing, the founding guitarist of Judas Priest who had departed that band in 2011. The lineup assembled former Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens, former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks, guitarist A.J. Mills, and bassist Tony Newton. Their debut album Sermons of the Sinner was released in October 2021 via Napalm Records, followed by The Sinner Rides Again in 2023. The project channels classic British heavy metal and openly continues in the tradition Downing helped establish during Judas Priest's foundational era.
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