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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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No Cross No Crown (2018)
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Technical deathcore act from Salzburg combining brutal heaviness with atmospheric depth and complex storytelling across releases like "Those Who Live In Death" and "Ghost Of Sparta." Their thematic palette draws heavily from mythology and video game lore, wrapping intricate technical musicianship in cinematic, narrative-driven compositions.
Manchester's Spires have melded death metal's aggression with progressive metal's structural ambition since 2010. Their sound is characterized by labyrinthine song structures and technical musicianship deployed with visceral force.
Epic traditional doom/heavy metal. Nate Garrett delivers riffs and melodies with crushing emotional weight.
Spirit Descent channel epic doom metal from Hamburg, building monumental, slow-motion compositions that descend into cavernous depths of heaviness. Active since 2010, they bring oceanic weight to the Hanseatic city's doom tradition.
Spirit Division is an Indianapolis, Indiana doom and stoner metal band formed in 2014, delivering fuzz-drenched riffs and hypnotic grooves in the tradition of heavy psychedelic doom.
Spirit Flaw is a Philadelphia thrash and crossover band formed in 2020, combining the aggression of hardcore punk with the riff-driven attack of thrash metal in the tradition of East Coast crossover.
Spirit Guardian is a sludge metal band from Birmingham, Alabama, formed in 2019, drawing on the Southern heaviness and abrasive textures that characterize the region's robust sludge tradition.
Spirit Molecule is a progressive metal band from Greenville, North Carolina, formed in 2007, known for intricate compositions and a dynamic approach that weaves complex rhythms and melodic passages.
Spirit of Fear play heavy metal from Remscheid in the Bergisches Land, channeling the genre's power with the haunting intensity their name suggests. Active since 2016, they bring spectral energy to the North Rhine-Westphalia metal scene.
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