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The Prisoner from Paris craft black metal with the caged fury and isolation their incarcerated name demands since 2012. Over a decade of imprisoned extremity from the French capital has channeled confinement into hostile, atmospheric compositions.
The Prophecy is a melodic heavy/gothic metal band from Munich/Neuried, Germany, formed in 2015. They blend melodic heavy metal with gothic atmosphere.
New York black metal duo formed in 2016 by Frank Fisicaro and Sean Gabler, who named the project after Peter Cushing's ominous character in the 1974 Amicus horror anthology From Beyond the Grave. Their debut full-length For Nothing is my Own draws on atmospheric and traditional black metal while keeping one foot in the horror-obsessed cultural tradition that has long defined the genre's American underground.
The Providence is a gothic/heavy metal band from Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2008. They blend gothic metal's dark atmospheres with traditional heavy metal power, described as horror metal.
The Prowlers is a progressive power metal band from Rome, Italy, formed in 2010. They merge power metal's melodic grandeur with progressive complexity and technical ambition.
The Psalm is a death metal band from Thessaloniki, active since 2015. Their religious-themed name adds a sacrilegious edge to their death metal from Greece's co-capital.
The Puritan is a drone/doom metal band from Lohja, Finland, formed in 2018. They deliver glacially paced, hypnotic drone doom.
Technical death metal band from Manaus, Brazil, formed in 2014 by guitarist Anderson Souza and drummer César Correa. The band released Deformed Creation in September 2014 and the nine-track full-length Consumed by Pleasure (self-released) in December 2017, with the current lineup anchored by Souza alongside vocalist Will Guerreiro, bassist Arthur Vitoriano, and drummer Sidney Lima.
Corona, California melodic death metal solo project by A.C. Riddle, formed in 2013 and notable for a prolific early run that produced four albums in under two years across releases like The Dark Realms and Makeria. Norse mythological themes anchor the lyrical content, and the project draws on the melodic death metal tradition with layered guitar work and dense sonic arrangements released through Senseless Life Records.
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