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Zodiac Killer is a groove metal band from Hankasalmi, Finland, formed in 2017. They deliver punishing, riff-heavy groove metal driven by thick, downtuned guitars and pounding rhythms.
Zoebeast is a death metal and grindcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2003. Their three albums, from the self-titled debut (2018) through "Railway To Hellvan" (2025), deliver aggressive yet humorous death-grind under the motto "Aggressive means positive!"
Zol Jad is a black metal band from Skopje, North Macedonia, formed in 2025. They represent the newest generation of Macedonian black metal, bringing raw intensity from the Balkan underground.
Zolfo is a five-piece doom/sludge metal band from Bari, Italy, formed in 2017. Their releases, including "Delusion of Negation" and "Descending into Inexorable Absence," deliver crushing doom and sludge with live performances at festivals like Frantic Fest.
Zoliborz is an experimental/progressive heavy metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2016. They push the boundaries of heavy metal through experimental structures and progressive arrangements.
Zolle is a sludge/stoner metal band from Bruzzelle (Lodi), Italy, formed in 2013. Their discography includes albums like "Porkestra," "INFESTA," "MACELLO," and "ROSA," delivering playful melodies atop powerful guitar riffs and super-energetic drumming.
Zoltan is a hard rock and heavy metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2012. Their discography includes the "Psychomania" EP and albums like "First Stage Zoltan" and "Sixty Minute Zoom," delivering riff-heavy hard rock with a heavy metal edge.
Zoltar is a doom/stoner metal band from Uppland, Sweden, formed in 2003. Their long-running project blends heavy doom riffs with stoner rock grooves.
Zoltum is a death/black metal band from Haguenau in Alsace, France, formed in 2018. They deliver a savage blend of death and black metal drawn from the deep traditions of French extreme metal.
ZOM is a black/death metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2017. They deliver savage, unrelenting blackened death metal that has earned recognition within the Irish and international extreme metal scenes.
Zombi is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania instrumental duo formed in 2001, consisting of Steve Moore on bass and synthesizers and Anthony Paterra on drums. Drawing from the horror-soundtrack work of Goblin and John Carpenter alongside the progressive ambitions of Tangerine Dream and Rush, they construct dense, synthesizer-driven space rock using only analog electronics and a rhythm section. Their catalog includes multiple critically regarded albums across Relapse Records and their own imprint, with Cosmos (2004) and Surface to Air (2009) standing among their most acclaimed works. The band is widely credited with reviving interest in the intersection of progressive rock and analog synth horror music.
Zombie Attack is a death metal band from Chișinău, Moldova, formed in 2011. They deliver aggressive death metal from the Moldovan underground, one of the more active extreme metal scenes in Eastern Europe.
Zombie Cookbook is a death/thrash and grindcore band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active since 2010 with a fixation on zombies, gore, and B-horror movie aesthetics. The band has released several records including the Cinetrash EP, the split Among the Living...Dead with Rancid Flesh, and later full-lengths Outside the Grave and Motel Hell, with a current lineup featuring members performing under pseudonyms such as Clandestine, Dismembered, Consumed, Thombstoned, and Leprous.
Zombie Destrüktion is a death metal band from Linköping, Sweden, formed in 2006. They deliver straightforward, aggressive death metal with their umlaut-adorned name signaling old-school intensity.
Zombie Eater is a sludge/stoner/doom metal trio from Helsinki, Finland, self-described as being on "a mission to toast together in the Kingdom of Sludge." Their three albums — "Slumberjack" (2018), "Greenskeeper" (2020), and "Faces" (2025) — were recorded live and mastered by renowned engineer James Plotkin.
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