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Taatsi is an atmospheric black metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2014. They craft immersive atmospheric black metal from the Finnish capital.
An Austrian doom/drone/sludge metal outfit operating under the name Unholy Tabernakel, the band craft slow, crushing compositions that draw from the heaviest end of the drone and sludge traditions. They remain an independent, underground act with a limited but dedicated following in the European heavy music scene.
Split between Riga and Jelgava, Tabestic Enteron practice progressive technical death metal that prioritizes intricate musicianship and structural complexity over sheer brutality. Formed in 2020, they are among the more technically ambitious extreme metal acts in Latvia's growing underground.
Tableau Mort is a black metal band from London, whose releases including 'Heresy: Upon the Altar' and 'Veil of Stigma' explore themes of religious transgression and spiritual tragedy. Their atmospheric approach to black metal draws from both the genre's raw roots and more theatrical, narrative-driven compositions.
Heavy metal band from Samedan, Grisons, active between 1996 and 2000, notable for writing all their lyrics in Rhaeto-Romansh—the rare Romance language spoken in southeastern Switzerland. Their themes focused on satirical social criticism, lending a pointed and locally rooted perspective unusual in the Swiss metal underground. Though short-lived, they represent a genuinely singular moment in Swiss regional metal, using the language of a linguistic minority to deliver heavy music.
Jablanica-based quartet Tabut — formerly known as KrŠ before a 2012 name change — deal in death/thrash metal shaped by the influence of Death, Sepultura, Kreator, and Slayer. Their debut EP Iskopan Iz Tame introduced the band to the Bosnian underground circuit, with early live appearances including a bill alongside Grob at a show in Mostar.
One-man black metal project from Rio de Janeiro, formed in March 2016 by Tormentum Funebri, previously a member of Desvanecer. The project released a first demo in April 2016, followed by the cassette Black Metal: Ódio & Supremacia in 2017 through Irmandade Hermética do Ódio, and the full-length As Cinco Pontas do Pentagrama de Sangue on April 3, 2021, self-released with a limited CD-R edition through Terrorismo 666 Productions.
Tacheless from Herten in the Ruhrgebiet have been grinding since 2007, delivering relentless grindcore from the heart of Germany's industrial heartland. Nearly two decades of activity have honed their blast-beat-driven assault into a punishing machine reflecting the blue-collar intensity of their coal-mining region.
Swedish power metal band Tad Morose formed in Bollnäs in 1991 under the consistent creative direction of guitarist Christer Andersson, releasing their debut Leaving the Past Behind in 1993. The band released a string of albums through the 1990s and 2000s before reforming in 2013 with vocalist Ronny Hemlin, recording Revenant and St. Demonius (2015) in a European melodic metal style. Their tenth studio album, March of the Obsequious, appeared in 2022.
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