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Space Chaser deliver thrash and speed metal from Berlin, channeling the genre's breakneck velocity through cosmic-themed compositions. Active since 2017, they've built a reputation for high-energy, interstellar thrash that combines old-school aggression with science fiction imagery.
Space Coke is a stoner/doom metal band from Columbia, South Carolina, formed in 2015, delivering fuzz-laden, slow-burning riffs that sit at the intersection of heavy psychedelia and crushing doom.
Arvika's Space Cult pair progressive and stoner metal from the Varmland town since 2019. Their cosmic-worship name and origins near the Norwegian border channel the veneration of the universe into compositions of expansive, genre-crossing heaviness.
Falun's Space Dwarves deliver doom metal from the Dalarna capital since 2024. Their absurdist name combining cosmic scale with diminutive beings channels the comedy of universal smallness into compositions of freshly-minted heaviness.
Space Ghoul is a death metal band from Albuquerque, New Mexico, formed in 2018, combining science-fiction and horror imagery with aggressive, unrelenting death metal.
Space God Ritual is a doom metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2013. They craft slow, ceremonial doom with a cosmic dimension, emphasizing atmosphere and hypnotic repetition over speed.
Space Lord is a sludge/stoner/doom metal trio from Kenilworth, New Jersey, formed in 2017, stacking massive fuzzed-out riffs across the heavy spectrum from swampy sludge to slow, weed-charred doom.
Space Lumberjacks are a death metal band from Suitland, Maryland, formed in 2018. Their name pairs blue-collar brutality with cosmic imagery, a fitting vessel for the blunt, grinding approach characteristic of East Coast death metal.
Space Monkey is a metalcore outfit from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2018. They operate within the aggressive riff-driven sound of the Midwest metalcore scene, blending heavy breakdowns with melodic sensibility.
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