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Black metal band from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, formed in 1994. The band recorded and released the EP Magnificent Forest of the Rising Sun in 1995 via independent channels; it was reissued in 2021 as Magnificent Forest of the Luciferian Rites MMXXI through Nekrolust Records, a Rio de Janeiro-based extreme underground metal label. The reissue contains five tracks including 'The Ways of Infernal Kingdom,' 'Ad Perpetuitatem Occultum,' and 'The Slaves Shall Serve.'
Lisbon's Sabbatik Goat practice black metal from the Portuguese capital since 2014. Their sabbath-goat name channels traditional satanic iconography into compositions from one of Europe's oldest capitals.
Istanbul's Sabhankra merge melodic black, death, and thrash metal with folk influences since 2006. Two decades from Turkey's cultural crossroads between Europe and Asia, their compositions draw on the confluence of Eastern and Western musical traditions.
Sable play heavy metal from Valencia, their French/heraldic name (meaning "black") adding an elegant dimension to their classic metal approach. Active since 2014, they bring dark refinement to the Valencian metal scene.
SABO play heavy metal and hard rock from the Estonian capital Tallinn, channeling classic metal energy from the Baltic shores. Active since 2012, they bring traditional metal to Estonia's compact but passionate metal community.
A heavy metal band founded in Korneuburg, Lower Austria in 1979 by brothers Gerald and Franz Streicher, Sabotage were active through 1991 and won the 1988 Heavy Metal Battle competition, one of Austria's early metal contests. They contributed tracks to the Heavy Metal Battle LP 1989 on Breakin' Records, leaving a small but documented footprint in the country's nascent metal scene.
Lynnwood, Washington's Sabre have been sharpening their thrash attack since 2010, drawing on the Pacific Northwest's long tradition of heavy music built for damp, grey skies and relentless energy. They trade in razor riffs and velocity-first songwriting that keeps classic thrash values intact without retreating into nostalgia.
Heavy metal and hard rock band from Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 2004 by guitarist and vocalist Elias Scopel Liebl alongside drummer Mario Oliva and bassist Wagner Maschio, with Guilherme Oliveira on lead vocals. The band released the debut EP Boemia in 2006, recorded at Passagem de Som Studio in Curitiba, followed by the album Burning Wheels in 2007. After an intense run of shows across southern Brazil and São Paulo, the band entered a hiatus in 2011 and briefly resumed activity in 2015–2016.
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