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Zophrenia is a symphonic/melodic black metal band from Strömsund, Sweden, formed in 2016. They fuse sweeping symphonic arrangements with melodic black metal from the remote reaches of northern Sweden.
Zora is a brutal death metal band from Vibo Valentia in Calabria, Italy, formed in 2004. As one of the longer-running extreme metal acts in southern Italy, they bring over two decades of punishing brutality to the Italian death metal scene.
Zorglüb is an industrial black metal band from Reims, France. They fuse the cold aggression of black metal with electronic and industrial textures, creating an abrasive, mechanized take on extreme metal.
Zornestrieb is a dark, melancholic solo black metal project from Thuringia, Germany, created in 2009 by Surtur. The project has released multiple albums including "Kalter Zeiten Ewigkeit" (2010), "Schattenwelt" (2018), and "Der Eskapist" (2022), blending atmospheric black metal with post-black and ambient elements.
Zornhau is an atmospheric black/doom metal and ambient project from Sweden, formed in 2022. Their name, a German fencing term meaning "wrath cut," reflects their blend of atmospheric extremity with dark ambient textures.
Zornheym is a symphonic black/death metal band from Stockholm/Finspång, Sweden, formed in 2017 by multi-instrumentalist Zorn. Their concept albums, including "Where Hatred Dwells and Darkness Reigns" and "The Zornheim Sleep Experiment," revolve around the horrors of a mental institution in a dramatic cinematic narrative.
Zorra is a groove metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, featuring vocalist Rodrigo Santamaría, guitarists Adrián "Chino" Carrizo and Leonardo Ibáñez, and drummer Adrián Suriano. The band released the album "Dicotomia" in March 2020 and followed it with "El Corso de la Gran Mentira" in May 2024.
Zorya is a post-black metal band originally from Ljubljana, Slovenia, later relocating to Austria, formed in 2022. Named after the Slavic dawn goddesses, they blend atmospheric post-black metal with ethereal textures.
ZOS is a drone/doom metal project from Poland, formed in 2020. They craft monolithic, glacially slow compositions that dissolve the boundary between drone and doom metal.
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Zoster is a death metal and grindcore band from Vladikavkaz, Russia, formed in 2021. Their early work features extreme grindcore and death metal before evolving toward a more grunge-influenced direction.
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Zounds is a melodic black/heavy metal band from Romania, formed in 2014. They blend the aggression of black metal with the melodic sensibility of heavy metal for an accessible yet extreme sound.
Zouo was an Osaka, Japan hardcore punk band active from 1981 to 1984, formed within a local skateboard scene that produced several seminal Japanese underground acts of the period. Their primary release, the 7" EP The Final Agony (1984), became one of the most sought-after artifacts of early Japanese hardcore, often cited alongside G.I.S.M. for its raw production and metallic guitar leads. The band's complete recorded output, including live tracks, was reissued by Relapse Records in 2021 as Agony Remains, making the material widely available for the first time in decades. Members went on to form and participate in other Japanese punk and hardcore projects after Zouo's dissolution.
Zoya is a symphonic metal band from Enschede, Netherlands, formed in 2013. They craft orchestral, grandiose symphonic metal with lush arrangements and powerful melodies.
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