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Lesa-Pátria is a death metal band from Guará, Distrito Federal, Brazil, formed in 2021. Their debut album "Distopia," released on September 25, 2021, contains eight tracks with overtly political titles including "Atrocidade Federal," "Cidadão de Bem," and "Caos e Reeleição," reflecting themes of anti-fascism, genocide, and war. The band operates as an independent act and maintains active profiles on Bandcamp and Spotify.
Portuguese stoner/doom metal band from the Lisbon district, delivering fuzz-drenched heaviness since 2013. Their Portuguese name channels regional character through crushing stoner doom grooves.
Colorado Springs thrashers Lese Majesty have been sharpening their riff arsenal since 2015, delivering the kind of tight, no-nonsense thrash that the Rockies' high altitude seems to demand.
Named for the Slavic forest spirit, Phoenix's Leshen blend technical progressive structures with thrash's kinetic drive — music that stalks through the desert heat with ancient menace.
Ukrainian death metal band from Pershotravensk, active since 2021. Named after a Slavic forest spirit, their approach channels folklore-rooted darkness through death metal's brutal framework.
Two-plus decades deep in the Oxnard underground, Lesion grind out a raw hybrid of thrash and death metal that carries the working-class grit of Southern California's surf-and-steel coast.
Finnish black metal band from Oulu, active since 2022 and drawing from Finland's storied black metal lineage. Their sound channels raw Nordic black metal through the harsh landscape of northern Finland.
Russian melodic black/pagan metal band from Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic, active since 2017. Their forest-themed approach channels the ancient wooded landscapes of the Volga region through melodic blackened paganism.
Slovak black metal project from Ziar nad Hronom, newly formed in 2026. Named after a Slavic forest spirit, their sound channels ancient woodland mythology through black metal's hostile framework.
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