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Leonin is a progressive rock and power metal project from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2015 by guitarist and vocalist Felipe Oliveira. The project debuted with the conceptual EP Céu de Mistérios in June 2017, a four-track work recorded at Lab Mancini that follows the story of a character journeying from childhood dreams into adulthood, featuring a full ensemble including bass, drums, and keyboards. Leonin subsequently released the EP Sonho Vívido and the EP VIVAGORAVAI, building a consistent catalog of melodic, narrative-driven progressive metal.
Croatian heavy/thrash metal band from Dubrovnik, formed in 2021 and delivering aggressive riffing from the Adriatic coast. Their sound bridges classic heavy metal power with thrash velocity.
British black metal band from Nottingham, formed in 2021 and channeling dark, leprous imagery through raw intensity. Their sound embraces black metal's hostile atmosphere with an emphasis on diseased, decaying themes.
German death/thrash metal project formed in 2025, delivering raw aggression through a volatile blend of death and thrash metal. Their approach channels the primal fury of both genres with uncompromising intensity.
Winchester, Virginia's Leper Lord have been working the rawer edges of black metal since 2014, favoring atmosphere over production gloss and despair over spectacle. The Shenandoah Valley setting bleeds into music that sounds both isolated and ancient.
Annandale, Virginia's Lepidopteran have been one of the DC-area black metal underground's more curious fixtures since 2008, taking the genre's dissonance in directions that suggest something more metamorphic than conventional. Sixteen-plus years in, their evolution remains unresolved — intentionally so.
Serbian black metal/grindcore band from Smederevska Palanka, merging blackened fury with grinding brevity since 2022. Their volatile fusion combines black metal's atmosphere with grindcore's savage speed.
British sludge/black metal/crust band from Bristol, fusing three strains of aggression since 2014. Their volatile blend of sludge weight, black metal fury, and crust punk rawness creates a uniquely abrasive sound.
Los Angeles death metal outfit Lepra have been rotting through the City of Angels' underground since 2019, offering no melodic concessions and no apologies. Old-school in instinct, unrelenting in practice.
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