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Zëptenvr is a raw black metal project from the French Alps, describing themselves as "the evil that breathes from the witches mouth." Their demo-tapes "Couronees dans lòpprobre" (2021) and "Messe pour un mort-né" (2023) channel nocturnal, magical black metal inspired by Darvulia, Moëvot, and early Nëhemah, exploring local Alpine folklore around witchcraft.
Zöldïer Noïz is a raw thrash metal trio from Montpellier, France, formed in 2006 and led by guitarist/vocalist Tankvinss. Their extensive discography, from "Necrofog" (2006) through "MERCI" (2020), delivers unpolished thrash influenced by Voivod, Death Strike, and Autopsy.
Zørn is a thrash/death metal band from Genoa, Italy, formed in 2016. They deliver aggressive crossover of thrash and death metal from the Ligurian coast's underground metal scene.
Zørormr is a melodic black metal and dark ambient project from Opole, Poland, formed in 2010. Their discography spans from the debut "Kval" (2010) through "The Monolith" (2023), blending neoclassical, dark ambient, and raw black metal elements recorded at Vatican Cellars Studio.
Zørza is a post-black metal band from Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland, formed in 2023. They channel the atmospheric and melodic side of black metal through shimmering post-metal textures.
Zły Pan is a death metal and grindcore band from Poznań, Poland. Their name, meaning "Evil Lord" in Polish, matches their savage combination of grinding speed and death metal brutality.
Ácido was a short-lived thrash metal band from São Luís, Maranhão, active between 2020 and their dissolution shortly after. Operating out of Brazil's northeastern interior rather than the more established metal centers of São Paulo or Minas Gerais, the band represented the spread of aggressive thrash into less-documented regional scenes before parting ways.
Ágona are a progressive death/thrash metal band from Rio de Janeiro who blend death and thrash metal with groove and experimental elements, citing Pantera, Lamb of God, and Mastodon as touchstones. Founded in 2005 and active across Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais, the band sings exclusively in Portuguese and grounds their work in themes of human consciousness decay, philosophy, and the occult. Their EP Essencial Putrefação is an early statement of their dense, dynamic sound.
Águila Guerrera is a power and heavy metal band from San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, formed in 2017 by a lineup that includes Fran on vocals and guitar, Matías and Lomu on guitars, Ale on bass, and Massi on drums. The band contributed to the regional compilation Heavy Metal Desde el Tucumán Volume 2 and performed at the Tucumán Metal Fest 2021, cementing their place in the province's metal community. They have also shared stages with touring national acts as part of the northern Argentine heavy metal circuit.
Álef Hylliel is a prolific post-black metal and blackgaze project from Manaus, Brazil, blending tremolo-driven black metal with shoegaze atmospherics, ambient textures, and post-rock melody. Active since 2010, the project has built an extensive catalog of over a dozen albums on Bandcamp, including releases such as "失われた音" (Ushinawareta Oto), "Laniakea", and "Entre Amigos Depressivos", drawing on themes of depression, isolation, and introspection. The multilingual album titling — mixing Portuguese, English, and Japanese — reflects the project's broad atmospheric and emotional range within the DSBM-adjacent blackgaze space.
Ánima Gélida is a black metal solo project by Buenos Aires-based musician Berenice Keher, who writes, records, and produces everything independently in her home studio. The project spans depressive, raw, and atmospheric black metal, with releases including Lumiere (2019), Simbelmyne-Entranced by Death (2020), Mordred (2022), and the 2023 album Luminaron.
Árstíðir is a Reykjavík, Iceland folk and chamber pop trio formed in 2008 by Daníel Auðunsson, Gunnar Már Jakobsson, and Ragnar Ólafsson, whose music draws on classical composition, minimalism, and indie folk built around intricate three-part vocal harmonies. The band gained international attention in 2013 when a video of the trio performing an a cappella Icelandic hymn at a German train station went viral, and the following year they became the first Icelandic act to win the Eiserner Eversteiner European Folk Music Award. Their discography spans albums including Hvel (2015), the collaborative Verloren Verleden (2016) with Anneke van Giersbergen, Nivalis (2018), and Blik (2023). They have remained fully independent throughout their career, operating their own label in Iceland.
Ártemis is a gothic/doom metal band from Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, with roots tracing back to 2001 and a reformation around 2010. The band deals in melancholic, atmospheric metal with lyrical themes of love, longing, and the moon, representing a rare voice in the gothic doom scene of Brazil's northeastern interior.
Ásmegin is a folk, black, and Viking metal band from Jevnaker, Norway, formed in 1998, whose name translates from Old Norse as "Might of the Æsir." Their debut album Hin Vordende Sod & Sø (2003), released on Napalm Records, established them as one of the more ambitious acts in the Norse folk metal tradition, blending black metal aggression with traditional folk melodies, violin, and dual clean and harsh vocals. A second album, Arv, followed in 2008. Lyrics are composed primarily in Norwegian and Old Norse, rooting the band firmly in Scandinavian literary and mythological tradition.
Âmago is an atmospheric black metal band from São Bento do Sul, Santa Catarina, active since 2014. Emerging from a region of southern Brazil with a dense and established metal underground, the project pursues the introspective, nature-drenched aesthetics of atmospheric black metal with releases available through their Bandcamp page.
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