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Orbe is a death metal band from Mendoza, Argentina, whose lineup includes vocalist Aníbal González, guitarist Marcos Lovaglio, bassist Carlos Palma, and drummer Fernando Pérez — all veterans of the provincial extreme metal underground since the mid-1990s. The band released their debut album "Invocando Ira" in June 2022, blending old-school death metal with black metal influences and elements drawn from across the metal spectrum. In September 2022 they completed their first international tour of Chile, performing in Santiago, San Antonio, and Quilpué alongside local and Colombian acts.
Orbe Cruciger trade in slow, crushing doom metal with Portuguese-language lyrics that probe the darker reaches of the subconscious, historical myth, and the full spectrum of human cruelty. Their debut album "Idade das Trevas," a nine-track record launched live at the Altar de Ossos event in March 2026, marks an immediate entry point into the Belo Horizonte underground.
Hinckley's Orbeth occupies the unusual intersection of death and power metal, combining guttural intensity with soaring melodic passages and epic compositional structures. Their hybrid approach creates a sound both brutal and anthemic.
French one-man black metal project Orbios conjures raw, atmospheric compositions steeped in misanthropy and solitude. The project's lo-fi aesthetic and repetitive structures create a trance-like quality characteristic of the French black metal underground.
Metz-based Orbis traffics in the low-end rumble where stoner metal meets doom, piling fuzz-drenched riffs atop lumbering rhythms. Their heavy, smoke-filled grooves recall the desert-baked heaviness of Sleep and Electric Wizard filtered through a French sensibility.
Orbis Daemonium weave alchemy, gnosticism, and esoteric poetry into cold, atmospheric black metal, building a body of work that feels more like a grimoire than a standard discography. Across releases including "Opus Contra Naturam" (2019) and "Veil of Illusions" (2022), the quartet of Wellison Xavier, Willie Lawrence, Daniel Alcantara, and Jefferson Barbosa have carved out a consistently hermetic and uncompromising sound.
Eksjo melodic death/groove metal act active since 2013, hailing from a small Smaland town with outsized metal ambitions. Over a decade they have developed a style that fuses Gothenburg-school melodeath with groove metal's rhythmic punch, building a growing international following.
New York's Orbital Frame marry technical precision to the melodic sweep of Scandinavian death metal, constructing songs with the structural clarity of machines and the emotional weight of something far messier. Their technical/melodic approach stands out in a cluttered field.
Raw black metal project from Yakutsk, Russia — one of the coldest cities on Earth — active since 2013. The extreme cold of their Siberian hometown makes a fitting backdrop for their lo-fi, frozen-sounding raw black metal.
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