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The Shadows of Ithaca is a heavy metal band from Kavala in northern Greece, formed in 2023. Named after Odysseus' legendary homeland, their music channels the mythic grandeur of Homer through traditional heavy metal.
Seattle doom metal band formed in 2014, occupying the slower, noisier edge where doom metal bleeds into noise rock — a corner of the sound that feels appropriate given Seattle's long history with both heavy and abrasive music. Their material is dissonant and unhurried.
Technical Progressive Metal out of Texas.
The Shrine formed in Los Angeles, California in 2008, describing their sound as "Psychedelic Violence Rock and Roll" — a blend of California stoner rock, skate punk, and heavy metal rooted in raw fuzz guitar and high-energy live performance. Their debut self-titled EP (2011) was produced by Black Flag bassist Chuck Dukowski, lending immediate underground credibility, and Primitive Blast (2012) and Bless Off (2014) built their reputation further on Tee Pee Records. Rare Breed (2015), released on Century Media, broadened their reach while maintaining the band's unpolished aesthetic. Their appeal crosses the heavy metal and punk underground equally.
The Sickening from Birmingham deliver death metal and grindcore with the nausea-inducing intensity their name demands since 2018. Their Second City base channels the Midlands extreme metal tradition through compositions that turn stomachs.
The Sideline Haters from Compiègne deliver deathcore from the Oise department north of Paris since 2015. A decade of breakdown-driven aggression from this historically significant Picardy town has produced compositions of confrontational intensity.
The Silence is a heavy metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 2015. They play traditional heavy metal with driving riffs and powerful dynamics from the Lombardy capital.
The Silenced is a melodic groove metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2020. They blend melodic sensibility with groove metal's rhythmic heaviness.
The Silent Rage is a melodic power metal band from Athens, active since 2016. Their music delivers the soaring vocals and melodic intensity of power metal with a simmering fury beneath the surface.
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