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Kaer Morhen is a melodic death metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2017 by guitarists Andres and Adrian Ojeda alongside vocalist Christopher Amato, bassist Ariel Pirelli, and drummer Adrian Ojeda. They debuted with a self-titled EP in 2017 and followed with the three-track release Tales Deserve to Be Told in September 2018.
Melodic death/groove metal band from the Pohjois-Savo region of Finland, formed in 2017 and delivering hook-laden aggression from the Finnish heartland. Their Finnish name adds local identity to their Scandinavian melodeath approach.
Utrecht, Netherlands — black metal and raw black metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2016, they deal in frigid atmospherics and razor-wire guitar tone. Blast beats and shrieked vocals create an impenetrable wall of darkness.
Springfield, Missouri's Kaffeine have been a persistent fixture in the Midwest death metal underground since 1999, maintaining their output across decades of lineup shifts and scene changes. Their durability alone marks them as one of the region's more committed acts.
Sludge/post-metal band from Zaragoza in Aragon, formed in 2017 and building massive, dynamic compositions. Their Kafka-referencing name hints at the existential unease underlying their heavy, atmospheric sound.
Part of the Gothenburg school's homeland, this act channels black metal with a focus on icy tremolo lines cascading over relentless percussion. Formed in 2013, based in Uppsala, their sound honors the second wave while forging its own path.
Kafziel is the solo instrumental progressive metal project of guitarist Pablo Cubilla from San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina, who launched it in 2013. Cubilla, also a member of Rebhellion and Hatred Source, has maintained a prolific output across more than a dozen releases, including Defying Gravity (2015), Elements (2019), Ephemeral (2020), and Rewired (2024).
Kagoule formed in Nottingham, England in 2012 while members Cai Burns, Lucy Hatter, and Lawrence English were still in secondary school, signing to Earache Records before leaving school in 2014. Their debut album Urth (2015) established a grunge-influenced, 1990s alternative rock sound built around angular rhythms and interweaving vocals, and Strange Entertainment (2018) on Alcopop! followed as the band pursued creative independence.
Moscow-based funeral doom and dark ambient project active since 2013, exploring Christian thematic elements through crushing, glacially paced compositions. Releases like weeping and gnashing of teeth draw on biblical imagery, pairing sludge-heavy riffs with oppressive atmospherics across extended tracks.
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