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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2012, part of the city's enduring heavy metal tradition, drawing on classic riff-driven metal in a scene with deep roots going back to the earliest days of American heavy metal.
Sala's Stuvemark deliver death metal from the historic Vastmanland silver-mining town since 2019. Their Swedish surname-derived name and mineral-extraction origins channel personal identity into compositions of subterranean extremity.
Győr's Stvannyr weave black, doom, and folk metal into a tapestry of Hungarian heritage since 2018. Their multi-genre approach reflects the cultural intersection of their northwestern border-region home.
Atmospheric and raw black metal project from the Black Hills of South Dakota, formed in 2025, drawing on the stark, vast landscape of the region to inform a sound that merges raw black metal's abrasiveness with expansive atmospheric textures. Their name is drawn from a Slavic word, adding an esoteric Old World quality to decidedly American terrain.
Orebro's Stygg Dod thrash from the central Swedish city since 2019. Their Swedish name meaning "ugly death" channels the aesthetic revulsion of mortality into compositions of aggressive, Narke-bred intensity.
Gothenburg's Styggelse have been evolving from black metal to black/thrash metal from Sweden's metal capital. Their Swedish name meaning "abomination" channels the repulsive transgression of sacred boundaries into compositions of West Coast darkness.
Power and progressive metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formed in 2020, combining the melodic grandeur and soaring vocals of power metal with the structural complexity of progressive metal. Their name invokes the mythological underworld river Styx, a common touchstone for epic metal imagery.
Sala's Stygian Ascent deliver epic melodic death metal from the Vastmanland silver town since 2013. Named for the River Styx of Greek mythology, over a decade of underworld-ascending compositions have risen from the depths of Sweden's mining country.
Stygian Creations deal in death metal from Hyvinkaa, channeling the dark waters of the River Styx through extreme compositions. Active since 2014, they bring underworld-created brutality to the Finnish death metal scene.
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