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Ankara's Selftorture pair crossover thrash, hardcore, and death metal from the Turkish capital since 2023. Their auto-punishment name channels the infliction of suffering upon oneself into compositions of multi-genre, capital-city aggression.
Selk'nam is an atmospheric black metal band from Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, whose name and music draw directly from the indigenous Selk'nam people of the region and their cosmology. The band released three recordings in quick succession: "Kamuk" in May 2024, "Wintek" in August 2024, and "Temáukel" in August 2025, each title referencing a cardinal sky-realm or deity from Selk'nam mythology.
Vienna-based groove metal act whose self-titled 2014 debut album blends djent precision with heavy groove riffing across 13 tracks of sociocritical commentary. Recorded at Graveyard Studio and mastered by Zack Ohren, their sound bridges technical metal and accessible heaviness with politically aware lyrics.
Selvsmord (Danish/Norwegian for "Suicide") practice black metal from the Loire Valley city of Angers, their Scandinavian-language name reflecting Nordic influences on their French black metal. Active since 2014, they bring imported darkness to the Maine-et-Loire underground.
Semai began as a black metal project in Jihlava before evolving into noise, drone, and ambient territory, tracing an arc from harsh extremity to abstract sound exploration. This restless transformation reflects an artistic vision that refuses to remain static within any single genre.
Operating under a name designed to provoke, Semen formed in 2015 and pursue a deliberately crude brand of thrash metal that leans into shock value and aggression in equal measure. Their Bandcamp handle — goatsemen — underscores a commitment to the transgressive, scuzzy end of the genre rather than the polished, technically ambitious side. This is thrash as blunt instrument: fast, ugly, and unapologetically low-brow.
Semen Datura have been channeling black metal from the Ore Mountains since 2005, drawing their name from the hallucinogenic plant genus Datura. Their Saxon mountain base and psychoactive namesake suggest a black metal approach that explores altered states and botanical darkness.
Semihazah is a black metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in July 2020 by Marbas (guitar and bass) and Zorath (drums), with Temptor Princnegsur on vocals. The band released their debut album "Toteleftaíokláma" on April 27, 2023, a five-track record that established the project in the city's extreme black metal underground.
Formed in 2020 in Rutherford, New Jersey, Semper Tyrannis bring a progressive and melodic sensibility to death metal, threading complex compositional ideas through the aggressive architecture of the genre. Their approach aligns more with the Gothenburg school of melodic death metal but filtered through a progressive lens that values dynamics, harmonic depth, and structural ambition. They're a notably compositionally minded act for a project still in its early years.
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