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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Melodic and symphonic black metal band from Vaasa, Finland, formed in 2018, layering orchestral grandeur over melodic black metal from the Ostrobothnian coast. Their theological name adds spiritual weight to their epic compositions.
Progressive metal band from Bordeaux, France, formed in 2015, crafting shifting, perspective-altering progressive metal compositions. Their astronomical name reflects the multi-dimensional nature of their music.
Technical and progressive death metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2015, crafting cerebral, technically demanding compositions. They bring over a decade of progressive extremity to the Petersburg scene.
Progressive metal band from Tula, Russia, formed in 2014, whose sprawling name matches the ambitious scope of their progressive compositions. They explore themes of civilizational fragility through elaborate metal.
Progressive metal band from London, England, formed in 2023, exploring the resonant frequencies between progressive complexity and metallic heaviness. They bring fresh progressive ambition to the London metal scene.
Progressive metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2022, crafting elaborate progressive metal from the Swedish capital. They bring technical ambition to Stockholm's diverse metal scene.
Paralyzed Sun is a melodic death metal band from Guatemala City, Guatemala, formed in 2017 (originally operating as Afterlife from 2015–2017). The band released their debut full-length, Ashes and Dust, in 2019 and followed it with their second album, Resurgence, in 2024. Their sound draws on the melodic death metal tradition with an emphasis on melodic guitar work and aggressive rhythms.
Black and death metal band from Istanbul, Turkey, formed in 2022, delivering militant extreme metal from the transcontinental metropolis. They bring aggressive blackened death metal to the Turkish underground.
Black metal band from Strasbourg, France, formed in 2013, creating intense and atmospheric black metal from the Franco-German border region. They have earned acclaim in the French black metal underground for their ambitious compositions.
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