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Zulo is a heavy metal band from Figueres in Catalonia, Spain, formed in 2014. They play traditional heavy metal drawing from the long-running Spanish-language hard rock and metal tradition.
Zulu is a stoner/doom/gothic metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. Their earlier work blends stoner, doom, and gothic metal influences before transitioning toward a more rock-oriented direction.
Zurgr is a one-man raw black metal project from Italy, founded in 2023. The demo tape "Through Dungeons Deep" (2024) features five tracks of atmospheric black metal inspired by fantasy RPGs and The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion.
Zurkulet is a death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2019. They deliver heavy, unrelenting death metal from the heart of the Hungarian capital's underground metal scene.
Zurvan is a black/heavy metal band from Timișoara, Romania, formed in 2011. Named after the Zoroastrian deity of infinite time, they fuse black metal ferocity with heavy metal grandeur.
Zuskul is a depressive/atmospheric black metal project from Wales, formed in 2025. Their album "The Fall Into Self-Hatred" features dark, introspective compositions with both English and German-language elements, exploring themes of despair and self-destruction.
Zutroi is a drone/doom metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2015. Their three albums, including "PDS" (2017) and "Forgotten Shows" (2020), feature monolithic extended tracks exceeding twenty minutes each, immersing listeners in crushing waves of drone and doom.
Zuul is a death metal band from Dortmund, Germany, formed in 2010. They have released two albums, "Out of Time" (2010) and "To The Frontlines" (2014), delivering crushing death metal with an unwavering commitment to heaviness.
Zuvembie Necroneon is a death/black/thrash metal band from London, formed in 2025, blending extreme metal with psychobilly and outlaw rock influences. Their debut EP "Into The Fleshbound Dominion" (2025) delivers four tracks of raw, old-school intensity released on limited cassette and CD editions.
Zver is a doom/depressive black metal band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2020. Their name, meaning "beast" in Russian, belies their focus on sorrowful, slow-burning compositions at the intersection of doom and depressive black metal.
Zverzost is a black metal and crust punk band from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2023. They fuse the raw ferocity of black metal with the d-beat aggression of crust punk.
Zvijer is a black metal band from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name translates to "beast" in the local language. Their release "Heretical Balkanian Sabbathism" speaks to a sound rooted in raw, ritualistic black metal with Balkan identity.
Zwaan is an experimental black/death metal project from Ottersum, Netherlands, formed in 2022. Their self-titled EP (2022) features six tracks of atmospheric extreme metal, with the German motto "Ich träume davon das Ich fliegen kann" (I dream that I can fly).
Zwaard is a black metal project from the Netherlands, formed in 2022. Their name, meaning "sword" in Dutch, reflects their sharp, cutting approach to black metal.
Zwanziger is a speed metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2010. They channel the ferocious velocity and raw energy of classic speed metal, keeping the spirit of the genre alive in the Finnish underground.
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