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Zornestrieb is a dark, melancholic solo black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, created in 2009 by Surtur. The project has released multiple albums including "Kalter Zeiten Ewigkeit" (2010), "Schattenwelt" (2018), and "Der Eskapist" (2022), blending atmospheric black metal with post-black and ambient elements.
Zornhau is an atmospheric black/doom metal and ambient project from Sweden, formed in 2022. Their name, a German fencing term meaning "wrath cut," reflects their blend of atmospheric extremity with dark ambient textures.
Zornheym is a symphonic black/death metal band from Stockholm/Finspång, Sweden, formed in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Zorn. Their concept albums, including "Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns" and "The Zornheim Sleep Experiment," revolve around the horrors of a mental institution in a dramatic cinematic narrative.
Zorra is a groove metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring vocalist Rodrigo Santamaría, guitarists Adrián "Chino" Carrizo and Leonardo Ibáñez, and drummer Adrián Suriano. The band released the album "Dicotomia" in March 2020 and followed it with "El Corso de la Gran Mentira" in May 2024.
Zorya is a post-black metal band originally from Ljubljana, Slovenia, later relocating to Austria, formed in 2022. Named after the Slavic dawn goddesses, they blend atmospheric post-black metal with ethereal textures.
ZOS is a drone/doom metal project from Poland, formed in 2020. They craft monolithic, glacially slow compositions that dissolve the boundary between drone and doom metal.
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Zoster is a death metal and grindcore band from Vladikavkaz, Russia, formed in 2021. Their early work features extreme grindcore and death metal before evolving toward a more grunge-influenced direction.
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