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Melodic death metal act from Sacramento, California, formed in 2025, Stars in the Void brings a melodically charged approach to death metal drawing from the Gothenburg tradition.
Ljubljana's Stars Will Burn Your Flesh have been crafting atmospheric black metal since 2006. Two decades from the Slovenian capital, their threatening cosmic name has produced one of the longest-running atmospheric black metal projects in the Balkans.
Ostersund's Starscape play heavy metal from the Jamtland capital since 2017. Their cosmic-landscape name channels the panoramic view of the night sky into traditional metal compositions from Sweden's snow-covered interior.
Starseed deal in death metal from Herten in the Ruhr Valley, channeling extreme aggression through cosmic-themed compositions. Active since 2014, they bring interstellar brutality to the Westphalian industrial heartland.
Columbus, Ohio's STARSET, the brainchild of electrical engineer and vocalist Dustin Bates, blend cinematic rock with science fiction storytelling, building an elaborate transmedia universe that spans albums, novels, and graphic novels. Their sound fuses soaring post-grunge melodies with electronic production, orchestral arrangements, and metalcore heaviness, creating an epic, immersive experience that plays like a film score brought to life. Albums like 'Vessels' and 'Horizons' have earned the band a massive following drawn equally to their ambitious conceptual worldbuilding and their anthemic, emotionally resonant songcraft.
Austin, Texas doom/black metal project formed in 2021 under the name Starshine, blending the glacial weight of doom metal with black metal's atmospheric tension in a project rooted in personal expression.
Mezzolombardo's Starship Pain pair heavy and thrash metal from the Trentino valley since 2015. Their interstellar-suffering name and Alpine origins create a cosmic-pain context for their aggressive approach.
San Antonio, Texas melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2016, Start a War fuses the melodic aggression of Swedish death metal with the breakdowns and intensity of modern metalcore.
New Haven, Connecticut doom/sludge/black metal band formed in 2024, Starvation combines the dragging heaviness of sludge, the bleakness of black metal, and the oppressive weight of doom into a suffocating sonic whole.
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