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Gothic metal band from Madrid, formed in 2018 and crafting dark, atmospheric compositions with heavy metal foundations. Their sound channels gothic metal's melancholic elegance from the heart of Spain.
Symphonic metal band from Strasbourg in Alsace, active since 2015 and layering orchestral arrangements over heavy metal foundations. Their alchemical-derived name suggests the transformation of base metals into sonic gold.
Death metal band from the Carinthian village of Eberndorf, active since 2011 and rooted in the small but fierce Austrian extreme metal underground. Their output channels brutal intensity drawn from old-school death metal traditions.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Milan-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2020, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Khallice is a progressive metal band from Brasília, Brazil, founded in 1994 by guitarist Marcelo Barbosa, who later joined Angra and Almah. The band released their debut album The Journey in 2003 via Hellion Records, followed by a worldwide reissue through Magna Carta Records in 2007 and the EP Inside Your Head in 2008. In early 2008 they won a contest to open for Dream Theater at Citibank Hall in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most visible showcases for a Brazilian progressive metal act at the time.
Black metal project from Louny in the Czech Republic, formed in 2022 and contributing to the growing Czech black metal underground. Their sound channels cold, unrelenting aggression through a raw production aesthetic.
Reykjavík-based death metal and progressive metal act, active since 2012 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in one of the world's most isolated yet creative metal scenes, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
New York's Khanate are one of extreme music's most uncompromising acts — their drone/doom sound is not so much music as an endurance test, sculpting suffocating noise and anguished vocals into harrowing monuments since 2001.
Active in Rome since 2005, this Italian act forges Black Metal built on second-wave ferocity filtered through modern production sensibilities. Their recordings conjure desolation through sheets of tremolo-picked guitar.
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