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Death/black/thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 2019 and merging three extreme metal subgenres into a relentless, multi-faceted assault. Their versatile approach draws from the full spectrum of extreme metal's aggressive traditions.
Katharzian is a symphonic and melodic black metal band from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, founded by vocalist Roosivelt Gomes and keyboardist Cecília Katrini, with a full lineup that includes guitarist Rômulo Toyoda, bassist Matheus Santos, and drummer Thiago Leão. The band released their debut album Purgatory in 2017 through Eternal Hatred Records, blending atmospheric black metal with symphonic and progressive elements. They performed a notable live set at the Anhangá Green Festival III in Manaus in August 2022, documented as a live release on Metal Archives.
Los Angeles black metal project Katheksis emerged in 2026 with a sound steeped in darkness and psychological tension, adding another voice to Southern California's increasingly active extreme underground.
Swiss death/thrash metal act formed in 2026, delivering a raw fusion of old-school death metal ferocity and thrash metal velocity. Their approach strips metal down to its most aggressive essentials.
Ann Arbor, Michigan veterans Kathode have been at it since 1996, blending death metal's brutality with thrash's aggression and occasional blasts of grindcore chaos into a relentlessly punishing whole.
Heavy metal/hard rock band from Seville, formed in 2016 and delivering classic, riff-driven compositions from Andalusia. Their spectral name adds a paranormal mystique to their traditional metal approach.
Heavy metal band from the Krems area of Lower Austria, releasing their initial batch of hard rock and metal tracks in 2010 under a Creative Commons license. Their sound draws on classic heavy metal and hard rock traditions with a no-frills, straightforward energy.
Stoner/drone/doom metal band from Copenhagen, formed in 2016 and named after the Icelandic word for a volcanic eruption. Their sound layers stoner grooves over drone-like foundations with doom metal's crushing heaviness.
Nowa Sarzyna-based black metal and depressive black metal act, active since 2022 delivering dissonant chord progressions shrouded in reverb-drenched malice. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, atmosphere and hostility share equal billing in their work.
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