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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Russian epic folk/gothic metal band from Dzerzhinsk, weaving Slavic folk elements into darkly romantic compositions since 2017. Their approach blends traditional melodies with gothic atmosphere and metal heaviness.
Lark Puden is a symphonic/gothic/power metal band from Rosario, Santa Fe, featuring vocalist Melani Hess alongside Nicolás Farante, Pedro Pablo Farante, and Nahuel Nieri. The band released their debut album "Stories of a Mind Gone Astray" on July 30, 2014, a 10-track, 46-minute record praised for its melodic hooks and heavy orchestration.
Dutch progressive metal artist from Amsterdam, crafting technically intricate compositions since 2013. Their solo project approach brings focused, compositional vision to progressive metal.
Larvae are a death metal band from Concepción, Chile, operating within the long-established extreme metal scene of the Biobío region. The band released the full-length Entitled to Death in April 2023, documented on the Encyclopaedia Metallum under band ID 3540466302. They play straightforward death metal in the old-school tradition.
French black metal project formed in 2021, channeling raw hostility through the French underground. Their name, meaning 'larva' or 'ghost,' signals the spectral, transformative character of their black metal.
San Antonio traditional doom metal stalwarts. Recognized alongside Solitude Aeturnus as Texas's premier doom band.
Polish sludge/doom metal band from Wroclaw, delivering crushing, abrasive heaviness since 2020. Their name channels death imagery through the punishing weight of Silesian sludge doom.
San Antonio's LaSanche have been forging black/death metal in the San Antonio underground since 2017, fusing the genre's most aggressive elements into something that reflects Texas' fierce and uncompromising spirit. They're one of the Alamo City's most notable extreme metal exports.
Lascados are a thrash metal and crossover hardcore band from Anápolis, Goiás, Brazil, who have been active since the early 2010s. The band has released several full-lengths through their Bandcamp page, including Humanos Pertubados Questionáveis, Cotidiano Duro de um Trabalhador, and Chinese Lasquera. Expanding from a power trio to a four-piece in 2025, they remain one of the few metal acts operating out of Anápolis.
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