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Zakk Sabbath is Zakk Wylde's devoted tribute to Black Sabbath, performing the Sabbath catalog with thunderous fidelity alongside bassist Blasko and drummer Joey Castillo. Far from a casual side project, the power trio attacks Ozzy-era Sabbath classics with the raw energy and reverence of musicians who grew up worshipping at the altar of Tony Iommi.
Zaklon is a black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2004 and one of the country's most prolific underground acts. Their extensive discography includes albums like "U Niabyt," "Zychod," and "Viatry Karačunavaj Nočy," all featuring lyrics in Belarusian that explore themes of nature and national identity.
Zakula is a death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. Their releases include the self-titled album and "White Forest Reign Lullabies," delivering aggressive Hellenic extreme metal.
Zalaam is a black metal duo from Lages, Santa Catarina, formed by Imperius Nockturno and Alysson Drakkar, two musicians who channeled the icy atmosphere of the Planalto Serrano highlands into a raw, primitive sound inspired by Venom, Bathory, Darkthrone, and Mayhem. Their EP Carnales, recorded in Lages in 2019, established the project as a fixture of the underground Brazilian black metal scene.
Zamm Perah is a progressive metal project from Zadar, Croatia, formed in 2022 by multi-instrumentalist Karlo Žampera. His releases, including the album "Starseed," showcase fusion-inflected progressive metal played on guitar, drums, bass, and vocals.
Zamęt is a black metal band from Poland, formed in 2024. They represent the newest wave of Polish black metal with cold, ferocious compositions.
Zander Noriega is a solo melodic death metal and djent project based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for combining extreme metal with cinematic and progressive elements. The project gained international visibility through the soundtrack to the space shooter video game Steredenn (2015) and its expanded edition Steredenn: Binary Stars (2018). Subsequent releases include the albums "Escape Mechanics Unlocked" (February 2022) and "Demonic Den Operator 37" (October 2022).
Zandrium is a black metal band from Paimio, Finland, formed in 2013. They contribute to Finland's rich legacy of black metal with a raw, uncompromising sound.
Zangryus is a gothic metal band from Reading, England, formed in 2014. They explore dark, atmospheric territory through the lens of gothic metal, blending heavy riffs with melancholic melodies.
Zanity is a heavy/power metal band from Eksjö, Sweden, formed in 2018. They deliver melodic heavy and power metal drawing from the rich Swedish tradition of the genre.
Zaplaxa is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Ihtiman, Bulgaria, featuring a five-piece lineup fronted by vocalist Michael Masov. Their 2017 debut "When Dreams Become Brutality" is a hard-hitting 11-track album recorded at Soundlurker Studio, featuring guest vocals from members of 40 Days Later and ex-Insmouth.
Zapovit is a black metal band from Huliaipole, Ukraine, formed in 2025. They represent the latest generation of Ukrainian black metal, forging extreme music from a country with a deep tradition in the genre.
Zappainculo is a groove metal band from Ponte San Pietro near Bergamo, Italy, formed in 2017. Their EP "Born in Rage" (2017) delivers a "dirty mix of groove metal and suburban hardcore attitude," recorded at Il Fosso Records with engineer Diego Marchesi.
Zaprti Oddelek is a grindcore/crust punk band from Slovenia, formed in 2013. Their albums feature rapid-fire blasts recorded across Ljubljana and Nova Gorica, with physical releases distributed through multiple international underground labels.
Zaqqoem is a black/death metal band from North Brabant, Netherlands, formed in 2020. Their releases include the "Sacraccultus" EP and "...and Winter's Dregs Made Desolate," conjuring chaotic, abrasive extreme metal they describe as "a disintegrating boulder thrown into the pits of Hell."
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