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Zlobnik is a blackened death metal band from Šibenik, Croatia, formed in 2018. Their releases include the self-titled album and "Pjev prokletnika," combining black and death metal in the tradition of Croatian extreme metal.
Zloslut was a black metal band from Belgrade, Serbia, active from 2010 to 2022. Their discography culminated in "Sahar" (2019) on Morbid Chapel Records, praised for its complex song structures and addictive melodies, drawing comparisons to Deathspell Omega and Plaga.
Zlost is a melodic death metal band from Tallinn, Estonia. They channel the classic Scandinavian melodic death metal tradition with aggressive yet melodic compositions rooted in the Estonian underground metal scene.
Zlotvor is a death/thrash metal band from Zagreb, Croatia, formed in 2024. Their chaotic and unpredictable sound features fast, heavy guitar riffs combined with blastbeats, grooves, d-beats, and traditional metal vocals.
Zludij is a grindcore/thrash metal band from Slovenia, formed in 2020. They deliver rapid-fire blasts of grinding thrash from the Slovenian underground.
Zmajkamen is an experimental black metal project from Resen, North Macedonia, formed in 2019. Their album "Hymns to Darkness and Light" (2019) features six tracks blending black metal with doom, post-metal, and experimental elements, exploring philosophical and spiritual themes.
Zmarłym is a black metal band from Końskie, Poland, formed in 2020. Their name, roughly meaning "to the dead" in Polish, channels morbid themes through cold, traditional black metal.
Zmey Gorynich is a folk metal/deathcore band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2013. Named after the three-headed dragon of Slavic mythology, they deliver a self-described "buffoonish Folk Metal Opera" that combines traditional Russian instruments like gusli, balalaika, and domra with heavy metal in an outrageously theatrical style.
Zmierzch is a depressive black metal band from Warsaw, Poland. Their name, meaning "twilight" in Polish, reflects the melancholic, despairing atmosphere that pervades their music.
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