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Zel Agganor is a one-man symphonic black metal project from York, England, established in 2016. The debut EP "Rise of the Black Star" (2017) features narrated vocals alongside growls telling a fantasy narrative about a religious cult, drawing frequent comparisons to Bal-Sagoth.
Zelerath is a raw black metal band from Scotland, formed in 2017. They craft lo-fi, unrelenting black metal that channels the bleakness of the Scottish landscape through harsh, stripped-down compositions.
Zematary is a heavy metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2019. They deliver straight-ahead traditional heavy metal from one of the genre's most important cities.
Zemial is a legendary one-man black metal project from Athens, Greece, helmed by multi-instrumentalist Vorskaath since the early 1990s. Their extensive catalog, from "In Monumentum" (2006) through "The Repairer of Reputations" (2025), spans raw black-thrash, epic heavy metal, progressive rock, and avant-garde art music.
Zen is a progressive metal band from Rome, Italy, founded in 1995, making them one of the longer-running progressive metal acts in the Italian scene. Their sophisticated compositions draw on decades of development in progressive and technical metal.
Zen Disdain is a blackened doom/death metal band from Enschede, Netherlands, formed in 2023. Their albums "Premonition" (2023) and "Inanition" (2024) feature a striking combination of clean female vocals by Zoya Belous over dark, subgenre-defying metal that blends black, death, and doom elements.
Zenden Greenpurp is a psychedelic progressive punk metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2022. Their releases include the albums "Darkspace Ltd." and "Quadrillionth," blending avant-garde prog with punk energy and heavy metal muscle.
Blistering Heavy Metal with Thrash Metal elements from Bastrop.
Zenevinster is a raw black metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2022. They deliver uncompromising, lo-fi black metal in the European raw tradition.
Zenoth is a groove metal and metalcore band from Rijeka, Croatia, formed in 2017. Their releases include the "Unreal Reality" EP (2018) and "Shores of Destiny" (2023), blending death, groove, and thrash metal sub-genres with recent singles produced by Zlatko Štefančić.
Zentroma is a death and groove metal band from Linz, Austria, formed in 2022. Their debut release "Living Host" (2022) is a four-track EP that blends progressive sensibilities with heavy grooves and aggressive death metal vocals.
Zepar is a raw black metal solo project from Helsinki, Finland, created in 2023 by Hera, who handles all instruments and vocals. The debut album "Sepulchral Voice of Darkness" (2023) features four lengthy tracks of atmospheric black metal released through Victims Of Fate.
Zephyr is a southern/stoner metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2011. They blend the grooves of southern metal with the heaviness of stoner rock, creating a warm yet powerful sound.
Zephyra is a metalcore/melodic groove metal band from Borås, Sweden. They blend metalcore aggression with melodic groove metal sensibilities for a dynamic, modern heavy sound.
Zepter is a traditional heavy metal band forged in Linz, Austria, drawing lyrical inspiration from early 1980s Italian horror films while paying musical tribute to classic acts like Virtue, Heavy Load, and Thin Lizzy. They have released two albums, including "Inferno," through Fucking Kill Records and HR Records.
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