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Doom/post-black metal one-man project from São Paulo, created in 2020 by Bruno Cassoni, guitarist of Songs of Oblivion. The debut album Epiphany, comprising five original compositions, was recorded entirely by Cassoni at his Obscure Room home studio and released in 2020; he followed it with the atmospheric single "Eternal Winter" in June 2022.
These Hands Conspire is a heavy/doom metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2015. They combine traditional heavy metal's melodic power with doom metal's oppressive weight.
These Machines hail from Binghamton, New York, combining technical death metal's precision with grindcore's blunt ferocity since 2011. The band's mechanically exacting riffwork and relentless pace place them firmly in the abrasive upper tier of upstate New York extreme metal.
These Winds Are Not Hope craft melodic doom and gothic metal from Kumanovo, North Macedonia, layering sorrowful melodies over heavy, deliberate tempos since 2016. Their evocative name captures the despairing beauty at the heart of their atmospheric compositions.
These Worlds Collide are a Saint Paul, Minnesota thrash and groove metal band active since 2012, channeling the punishing mid-paced stomp of groove metal alongside more frantic thrash passages. They represent the Twin Cities' enduring appetite for heavy, riff-forward metal that hits hard and moves hard.
TheShallowSouls from South Wales deliver doom metal that explores the surface-level emptiness of modern existence since 2023. Their Welsh Valleys base channels post-industrial despair through crushing, contemplative compositions.
Melodic heavy metal band from Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais, founded in December 1997 by guitarists Adelmo Carneiro and Geovani Carvalho, with a lineup that stabilized around vocalist Marcus Ravelli and a five-piece that later added keyboardist Peterson Pessoa. Their debut full-length Marching to the Future (2003) on Cogumelo Records is a conceptual album narrating a time traveler's journey through past and future; prior to its release the band opened concerts for Stratovarius, Dio, and Angra in Belo Horizonte.
Thestral is a black metal band from Ambler, Pennsylvania, formed in 2023, operating in the cold, atmospheric tradition with a name drawn from mythological imagery of creatures visible only to those who have witnessed death. Their suburban Pennsylvania roots give a particular edge of isolation to their grimly crafted sound.
Thevon is a solo symphonic metal project created by Thomas Van Beeck in Belgium, blending symphonic, progressive, and melodic metal across his self-released material. The 2020 EP The Monster's House — a four-track release spanning roughly 18 minutes — offers an accessible entry point into Van Beeck's melodically driven, orchestrated approach to heavy music.
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