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Sirenia was founded in Stavanger, Norway in 2001 by Morten Veland, shortly after his departure from Tristania, a band he had co-founded. Veland brought an early batch of compositions with him and used them to build the debut album At Sixes and Sevens, establishing the band's template of gothic metal layered with symphonic orchestration, soprano vocals, choral arrangements, and Veland's own death growls. The band has released twelve studio albums over more than two decades, with Veland handling nearly all instrumental duties throughout. Sirenia remain one of the most consistent acts in European symphonic gothic metal.
Hewitt, New Jersey's Sirens formed in 2020 working across metalcore, deathcore, and death metal, combining breakdown-driven aggression with increasingly extreme sonic territory and reflecting the evolution of the East Coast heavy music scene.
Sirens of Crisis blend crust and sludge metal from Leverkusen, combining punk's raw urgency with sludge's crushing weight. Active since 2014, they bring a politically charged, abrasive sound to the Rhineland heavy scene.
Minneapolis, Minnesota's Sirens of Titan have been playing stoner metal since 2017, taking their name from Kurt Vonnegut and translating psychedelic, fuzz-laden heaviness into a sound that fits naturally within the Twin Cities' adventurous heavy music community.
Des Moines post-black metal project formed in 2021 that blends atmospheric shimmer and shoegaze textures with the rawer edges of second-wave black metal. Their sound leans toward the introspective and expansive, letting reverb-drenched guitar work carry emotional weight over blasting rhythms.
Los Angeles outfit formed in 2014 who fuse the twin-guitar melodicism of Scandinavian death metal with power metal's soaring sensibility, resulting in music that is both technically demanding and built around hooky, anthemic structures. Their sound draws equally from In Flames-era melodeath and the more grandiose end of American power metal.
Progressive death/groove metal band from Rio de Janeiro, formed in 2018 by vocalist and guitarist Alexandre Castellan. Their debut album In Chaos We Trust (2018) featured guest drumming from Kevin Talley (Chimaira, Suffocation, Six Feet Under), and their second album Psychonaut (2024), mastered by Mark Lewis, drew lyrical inspiration from Carl Jung, shamanism, and alchemy.
Cork's Sirocco blend folk and heavy metal with a name referencing the hot Mediterranean wind since 2020. Their incorporation of traditional elements into metal reflects Ireland's rich folk music heritage.
Spokane, Washington band formed in 2020 operating in the space between melodic black metal and outright death metal, combining riff-driven aggression with the atmospheric sweep that characterizes the Pacific Northwest's underground black metal scene. Their sound is dense and forward-moving, leaning on melodic guitar leads to cut through the harshness.
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