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Cyprus's Poseidon conjures oceanic black metal from the Mediterranean island since 2015, an unlikely setting for the genre's typically Nordic-associated sound. Their maritime surroundings inform a style that trades frozen forests for ancient sea-faring darkness and Hellenic mysticism.
Founded in 1992, Poseidon is a power trio — Marco Alexandre (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Belmilson Santos (bass), and Marcelo Soto (drums) — whose songwriting ranges across traditional and progressive heavy metal. Their 2018 album At Dream's Door, a concept record inspired by Neil Gaiman's Sandman and recorded at Sign of Sanity in São Paulo, showcases their ambition through flute, sitar, mandolin, synthesizers, and lyrics drawn from Latin, Greek, and Italian texts.
San Diego's Posercorpse have been fusing death metal's riff vocabulary with grindcore's propulsive speed since 2018, operating in the underground tradition of bands that take the name seriously — no pretension, just ferocity. Southern California's extreme scene runs deep, and Posercorpse represent its blunter, less polished edge.
Orem, Utah's Poserectomy emerged in 2024 with a deathcore-meets-brutal death metal approach that reflects Utah's surprisingly active heavy underground, combining breakdowns and guttural extremity in equal measure. The name alone — equal parts surgical and confrontational — signals a band that has no interest in playing nice with the scene's posturing.
Posesion is a heavy metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2018. The band released the Infernal Pact cassette EP in 2018, their debut recording as documented on Discogs.
Posesion is a heavy metal band from Santiago, Chile, formed in 2018. The band released the Infernal Pact cassette EP in 2018, their debut recording as documented on Discogs.
Death metal band from Aviles, Spain, active since 2001, making them a veteran act in the Asturian death metal scene. Over two decades of crushing death metal mark them as pillars of the northwestern Spanish underground.
Death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2014, delivering crushing death metal from the Portuguese capital for over a decade. They bring consistent heaviness to Lisbon's death metal community.
Stoner metal band from Bilbao, Spain, formed in 2017, bringing heavy, groove-laden stoner metal to the Basque Country. Their ironic name contrasts with the heavy, down-tuned nature of their sound.
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