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Slave to the Scalpel (2021)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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State Of Unrest (2023)
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Black metal and ambient project from Macerata, Italy, formed in 2017, named after the Greek god of surreal dreams. They craft dreamlike, atmospheric black metal infused with ambient textures.
Melodic death metal band from Mielec, Poland, formed in 2024, wielding ghostly precision through melodic death metal from the Podkarpacie region. They bring fresh melodic aggression to southeastern Poland.
Heavy and thrash metal band from Norway, formed in 2010, conjuring visions of haunted fortresses through powerful heavy-thrash. Over a decade of activity marks them as a committed force in Norwegian metal.
Heavy and power metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2018, delivering classic heavy and power metal from the Russian capital. They bring anthemic energy to Moscow's diverse metal community.
Phoenix's Phantom Destrier rides into the heavy metal tradition with desert-hardened conviction — galloping rhythms, melodic leads, and a NWOBHM-inspired spirit forged under the Arizona sun.
Formed in Zürich in 2022, Phantom Heart channels the melodic heavy metal spirit of the early '80s with modern production clarity. Their emphasis on memorable hooks and soaring vocal lines recalls the best of the NWOBHM tradition transplanted to the Swiss alps.
Los Angeles's Phantom Horde brings a sweeping melodic death metal vision to the sprawling city — hook-laden riffs and dual-guitar harmonies with a cinematic scope befitting the city of angels.
Phantom Menace traffic in occult-drenched speed and black metal with a vampyric edge, releasing a rapid string of singles and EPs in 2023 including All the Witches Hail, Chained in Lust, and the Night Galleries collection. Their raw, first-wave-informed attack pulls from the same vein as early Bathory and Venom with a Brazilian underground sensibility.
Phantom Star draw from the classic heavy metal tradition of Dio and Iron Maiden, blending epic riffing with progressive structures and a cosmic, horror-tinged atmosphere. The Curitiba five-piece — featuring vocalist Matheus Luciano and guitarists Lucas Licheski and Mauricio "The Fox," both veterans of speed metal outfit Hell Gun — debuted with the single "Touch of a Curse" in 2024 and followed it with "I Am the Storm" in 2025.
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