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Pioneering all-female extreme metal act from London, Ontario who burst onto the scene in 1999 with their debut 'Spit', becoming one of the youngest bands ever signed to a major label. Kittie's sound evolved from aggressive nu-metal roots into a sophisticated blend of death metal, thrash, and melodic heaviness across albums like 'Oracle' and 'In the Black'. After a lengthy hiatus, their 2024 reunion proved the enduring ferocity of Morgan Lander's guttural vocals and the band's uncompromising heaviness.
Melodic metalcore band from Oulu, formed in 2022 and blending metalcore's breakdown dynamics with melodic hooks. Their Finnish name meaning "venomous" or "sharp" captures the biting edge of their northern Finnish metalcore.
Power metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2022 and named after a Finnish word meaning "millstone" or referencing the Kalevala. Their sound channels the epic traditions of Finnish power metal through dynamic, energetic compositions.
St. Louis experimental black metal act Kivelak pushes the genre into unsettling, dissonant territory since forming in 2020. Their work treats black metal as a canvas for sonic deconstruction — fractured, cerebral, and deliberately hard to pin down.
Symphonic/gothic metal project from Joensuu in North Karelia, formed in 2025 with a Finnish name meaning "stone heart." Their sound layers symphonic orchestration over gothic metal's dark elegance.
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.
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